Dhaka, June 23 -- The court of law will decide whether the Awami League will be banned as a party, the Prime Minister's Information and Broadcasting Advisor Zahed Ur Rahman has said.

At a press conference at the Secretariat on Tuesday, Zahed said the Awami League, which is banned from all political activities, no longer has the "moral courage" to wage a movement.

"[Whether the Awami League is banned as a political party] will be decided after the trial determines if it was involved in crimes against humanity," he said.

He was responding to a question about what measures the government has taken centring the 77th founding anniversary of the Awami League and whether the party faces a "complete ban".

Until the trial of the Awami League f...