Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Awami League (AL) leaders who have not been involved in any wrongdoing, crime or genocide can apologise and return to the mainstream without facing obstacles in elections, said Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan on Tuesday.

Speaking to reporters at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium on the final day of the Deputy Commissioners' (DC) Conference, Asif referred to a statement by adviser Nahid Islam, reaffirming that former AL members not implicated in any offences could seek forgiveness and re-enter the political process.

Addressing Awami League's participation in local government elections, Asif said that most individuals involved in genocide and crimes during past authori...