DHAKA: Hillary Clinton has agreed to hand over the private email server that she used as secretary of state to the FBI.

Her use of private email has generated a barrage of criticism as Hillary runs for president, BBC reports.

Critics say that her set-up was unsecure, contrary to government policy and designed to shield her communications from oversight.

The FBI is investigating the security of Mrs Clinton's email server.

Hillary  initially handed over thousands of pages of emails to the state department, but not the server.

Her lawyers will also hand over memory sticks, which contain the copies of the emails, to the FBI.

Her use of private email has been a major issue in presidential race. Polls show an increasing number of voters view her as "untrustworthy" due in part to the questions surrounding her email use.

Under US federal law, officials' correspondence is considered to be US government property.

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