Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahabub-Ul-Alam Hanif, made the statement on Monday, a day after Parliament passed the International Crimes (Tribunals) (Amendment) Act 2013 allowing tribunals to try any groups that opposed the creation of Bangladesh.
“Before the passage of the act we needed BNP’s support to formulate a law banning Jamaat and its student wing Chhatra Shibir. But now we no longer need it as we can do that as per law,” Hanif said.
The remark of the Prime Minister's special aide comes hours after President Mohammad Zillur Rahman on Monday approved the act that will now allow trials of parties or organisations alongside individuals on war crimes charges.
The amendment also allows equal opportunity of appeal to both the prosecution and the defence against verdicts of the war crimes tribunals.
The amendment was approved last Monday by the Bangladesh Cabinet and then placed in Parliament.
It was approved with a voice vote in Parliament on Sunday.
The President's approval of the act comes on a day of nationwide strike called by the Islamist party that got lukewarm response.