<div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Law Affairs Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul said on Tuesday that the people of Bangladesh will decide whether the Awami League and its 14-party alliance should be allowed to contest in the national election.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Speaking to reporters after a morning meeting with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, the adviser underscored the public’s role in determining election eligibility for parties accused of blatant human rights violations.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“It’s ultimately up to the people to decide whether this party that has shown no remorse for genocide, should be allowed to contest before facing justice,” he said in response to a question.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The law adviser also noted that trial must precede any conclusive decision on Awami League’s eligibility for election.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>