BNP opposes banning parties through executive order: Salahuddin

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed declared on Tuesday that his party does not support banning any political party through executive order — even as rival factions, including Jamaat-e-Islami, intensify calls to outlaw the 14-party alliance. Speaking to reporters at his Gulshan residence, Salahuddin emphasised that only the judiciary, not the government or Election Commission, should have the authority to dissolve political entities, particularly on charges as grave as “genocide and crimes against humanity.” “We do not support any process outside the judicial framework,” Salahuddin stated. “The law has now been amended to empower the courts to take action against parties accused of such crimes. If the court delivers a verdict, the Election Commission must abide by it, not the...