India, Oct. 21 -- Six international human rights organisations have urged Bangladesh's interim government to lift the ban on ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party, media reports said.

The groups - CIVICUS, Committee to Protect Journalists, Fortify Rights, Human Rights Watch, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, and Tech Global Institute - sent a joint letter to interim government chief Muhammad Yunus, calling for the prevention of further human rights violations in the country.

Earlier this year, the Bangladesh Election Commission suspended the registration of Hasina's Awami League, effectively barring the party from contesting the next general elections.

The interim government, which assumed power following Hasina's exit...