Dhaka, May 10 -- Hasnat Abdullah, chief coordinator of the National Citizen Party's (NCP) southern region, on Saturday night announced a fresh programme, 'March to Jamuna', protesting the interim government's "failure" to present a clear roadmap within the declared deadline to ban the Awami League.

Hundreds of demonstrators were seen marching from Shahbagh chanting slogans like "Ban, ban Awami League" and gathering in front of Hotel InterContinental, near the Chief Adviser's Residence Jamuna.

Law enforcement agencies set up barricades in front of the hotel and ramped up security in the area.

The announcement came around 8:45pm from a mass rally at Shahbagh, where Hasnat Abdullah said the protesters would move to Hotel InterContinental ...