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Published : 21 Jun 2026, 09:01 PM
Members of the Awami League’s affiliate organisation, the Jubo League, have brought out a procession in Gazipur to mark the party’s founding anniversary.
A video of alleged threats issued to police from the procession circulated widely on social media on Sunday.
Bason Police chief Harunur Rashid said, “We have seen the video. It is being verified whether this is a recent incident or from earlier.”
In the footage, several activists are heard shouting at police personnel: “Hey, don’t come forward. Don’t you come forward at all. We will kill you…”
The procession took place around 6:30am near the Columbia Garments under Bason Police Station.
The video clip shows a group of 30 to 35 people launching the procession from outside a business establishment on the Dhaka–Mymensingh Highway, carrying a banner.
The banner read, “Let the 77th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Awami League on Jun 23 be successful”, and “The ban imposed on Bangladesh Awami League must be withdrawn”
It also carried the words “Gazipur Metropolitan Jubo League.”
Images of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and Gazipur Metropolitan Jubo League Convenor Kamrul Ahsan Sarkar were displayed on either side of the banner.
The processionists marched towards the Gacha area shouting slogans including “Sheikh Hasina will return to Bangladesh in glory”, “Joy Bangla, Joy Bangabandhu”, “We have not left the streets, no fear for Sheikh Hasina”, and “Jubo League action, direct action”.
At one point, as police from across the highway moved towards the procession, some participants issued threatening remarks directed at them.
The interim administration imposed a ban on the Awami League from carrying out any sort of political activities.
