Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said it is up to the country's people to decide whether the Awami League should completely be banned or barred from the upcoming national election as per democratic principles.

"I have said before that people will decide it. We have repeatedly said that we are a liberal democratic party. we believe in democracy, trust in the principles and practices of democracy, and adhere to them. we have done so in the past as well," he said on Thursday.

The BNP leader made the remarks at a press briefing as a journalist drew his attention to the UN human rights office's request to refrain from banning any political party.

He said their party believes it is not their place to de...