Dhaka, May 9 -- As protests demanding a ban on the Awami League continue in Dhaka, the BNP's Standing Committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan has said the decision to outlaw the deposed party rests with the people, not with his party.

On Friday morning, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir met with a delegation from the US-backed Carter Center. Following the meeting, Moyeen attended a media briefing, where a journalist asked about the BNP's stance on banning the Awami League.

In response, Moyeen said: "Look, the simple answer to this question is that it is not for the BNP to decide whether the Awami League should be banned. That decision lies with the Election Commission or the government."

"Some political parties have called f...