Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- Local Government Minister and BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the new government has not approved the reopening of offices of the currently-banned Awami League across the country, and the issue will be dealt with in accordance with the law.

Speaking at a press conference at the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) central office in Nayapaltan, Alamgir, who also serves as BNP secretary general, responding to reports about the renewed political activity of AL offices in various parts of the country, said "We did not want this.""Since their activities are legally prohibited, the matter will be handled according to the law everywhere."Declining to elaborate on any specific steps the government might take, ...