National Citizen Party (NCP) has placed a three-point demand, including ban on Awami League by declaring it a terrorist organization.

NCP Convenor Md Nahid Islam made the demands in a Facebook post from his verified account around 7:30pm on Friday (May 9).

The three-point demand includes:

Declaring the Awami League a terrorist organization and banning it.

Amending the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act to allow group trial of the Awami League as a political entity.

Issuing a formal July Declaration.

The party said it would continue its movement until the demands are met.

Earlier in the day, NCP held a public gathering in front of the InterContinental Hotel, from where they announced the Shahbagh blockade. At the rally, NCP’s southern organiser Hasnat Abdullah declared that the protest would continue until the Awami League is officially banned.

At around 4:45 PM, hundreds of demonstrators, including students and members of the public, blocked the key Shahbagh intersection, chanting slogans and holding placards demanding legal action against the former ruling party.

The protest comes amid rising political tension and calls from multiple political parties and civil society groups for the interim government to take firm action against what they describe as “a party responsible for state terror and abuse of power.”

Authorities have yet to make any official statement on the ongoing blockade.

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