Will hold long march to Jamuna if no ban on Awami League within an hour, NCP leader Hasnat Abdullah

Hasnat Abdullah has announced that they will hold a long march to Jamuna if no announcement banning the Awami League is made within an hour.

The chief organiser for the National Citizens’ Party (NCP)'s southern region made the announcement at a rally in Dhaka’s Shahbagh around 7:45 am on Saturday.

The Advisory Council, led by Professor Muhammad Yunus, head of the interim government, began an emergency meeting around 8:00 pm.

Once the meeting concludes, the media will be briefed, said Deputy Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, Abul Kalam Azad.

Earlier, Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told reporters in Jashore that the Advisory Council had called the meeting to discuss a possible ban on the Awami League under the ICT Act.