Dhaka, May 9 -- BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Friday said the government and the Election Commission can decide whether the Awami League should be banned or barred from the election.

"Whether the Awami League will be banned or not is not a matter for the BNP to decide. It is up to the government and the Election Commission to make that decision," he said.

Dr Moyeen made the remarks while talking to reporters after a six-member delegation from the United States-based Carter Center held a meeting with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at the BNP Chairperson's office in Gulshan.

He said the BNP has no authority to decide on banning the Awami League. "Our Secretary General has already said it is a matter for peo...