B Mirror Desk : Hasnat Abdullah, the chief organizer for the southern region of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has declared a large assembly following Jummah prayers on Friday to advocate for a prohibition on the Awami League. He stated that the event will take place in front of the fountain on the eastern side of Jamuna, the residence of the chief advisor.

He urged individuals from all political backgrounds and beliefs to participate in the event. Hasnat mentioned, ‘The construction of a stage in front of the fountain has commenced. There will be a massive turnout after Friday prayers.

Today, they will see who genuinely seeks to have the Awami League banned.’ He made this announcement around 8:30 am on Friday during the ongoing protest outside Jamuna, where a press conference was also conducted after 8:00 am. The protest, which started at 10:00 pm on Thursday in front of Jamuna, the residence of the interim government’s chief advisor, is still in progress, having lasted for eight hours already.

By 6:00 am on Friday, several hundred leaders and activists from the National Citizen Party (NCP) were observed protesting and chanting slogans in succession. At approximately 8:00 am, Jamaat leaders and activists joined the demonstration in front of Jamuna, with several hundred participants led by Jamaat’s Dhaka South City Secretary Shafiqul Islam Masud.

NCP leaders and activists have been vocal in front of Jamuna, chanting slogans intermittently. In a brief speech around 2:00 am on Friday, the party’s convener Nahid Islam said, “The first responsibility of the interim government was to ban the Awami League. We have raised that demand both outside and inside the government. Yet today, after nine months, we are once again compelled to take to the streets to demand the banning of the Awami League.”

NCP leaders and activists staged a protest outside the chief adviser’s residence, Jamuna, captured in a photo taken at 6:00 am by Noman Siddique. Early Friday morning, around 1:00 am, NCP convenor Nahid Islam and member secretary Akhtar Hossain led a procession to Jamuna, joined by central party leaders. Additionally, members from various other organizations participated in the demonstration. Following the initial gathering, several leaders and activists from Hefazat-e-Islam arrived at Jamuna after 1:00 am, and around 1:30 am, representatives from the AB Party joined the protest. Finally, central leaders of Islami Chhatra Shibir arrived at the scene around 2:00 am.