New Delhi, May 13 -- Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, during the weekly press conference on Tuesday, called Bangladesh's ban on the Awami League as "concerning".

Jaiswal called for the early holding of free, fair, and inclusive elections in Bangladesh.

"The ban on the Awami League without due process is a concerning development. As a democracy, India is naturally concerned at curtailment of democratic freedoms and shrinking political space. We strongly support the early holding of free, fair and inclusive elections in Bangladesh," he said.

The Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) on Monday suspended the registration of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League as a political party, a senior EC official said...