Dhaka, March 21 -- Amid swirling discussions about whether the Awami League should be banned from politics, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General believes the public should decide on the party's fate after it faces justice for its atrocities.

On Friday, he called on the interim government to "swiftly ensure trials" for the mass killings during the July Uprising that eventually ended the Awami League's 15-year rule.

"Words are being thrown around on whether the Awami League should be able to participate in politics. Won't those who committed genocide be judged? Didn't people see who did it?" he said.

"Which police, OC, SP or DC played a role in this?... Which Awami League leaders gave the orders to shed blood, destroy the mass movement.."...