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The blockade programme at the Shahbagh intersection, demanding a ban on the Awami League, continued for the second consecutive day on Saturday.
Witnesses said roads in the area remained closed, although emergency vehicles, including ambulances, were being allowed to pass, according to a UNB report.
Kawsar Ahmed, a participant from Gazipur, said, “Our blockade programme is still ongoing. It will continue until the Awami League is banned.”
National Citizens Party (NCP)’s Southern Region Chief Organiser Hasnat Abdullah announced the mass rally to press home their 3-point demand.
In a Facebook post on Friday night, he wrote that a mass gathering would be held at Shahbagh from 3:00 pm.
The demands are declaring the Awami League as a terrorist organisation and banning it, including a provision for group trial of the Awami League under the International Crimes Tribunal Act, and issuing the July declaration.
Earlier, protesters blocked the Shahbagh intersection around 4:40 pm on Friday, demanding a ban on the Awami League (AL) and vowing to continue their sit-in until their demands are met.