Dhaka, May 29 -- Braving the rain at Nagar Bhaban, supporters of Ishraque Hossain have continued pressing home their demand that the BNP leader be sworn in as the Dhaka South mayor.

The sit-in demonstration began after 11am on Thursday.

Organised by Ishraque supporters and city corporation employees, the movement under the banner of "Dhakabashi", or residents of Dhaka, has continued protesting for two weeks.

All civic services remained suspended as the protesters occupied the headquarters of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), bolting all the entrances.

As the word spread that Ishraque would be arriving at Nagar Bhaban, more supporters and activists flocked to the protest site, and in the afternoon, the crowd swelled with the dow...