Jubo Mohila League activists place Bangabandhu's portrait at AL's Dhanmondi office

A group of leaders of the banned Jubo Mohila League gathered in front of the Awami League (AL) president's political office in the capital's Dhanmondi, placing the national flag and a portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the main gate and chanting slogans, reports bdnews24.com.

Around 8:30am on Friday, 10 to 12 activists were seen outside House 51 on Road 3/A in Dhanmondi.

The three-storey building had served as the political office of the Awami League president since 2002. It housed rooms for senior party leaders, while the second floor accommodated the party's mouthpiece Uttaran and the third floor was used for activities of the Awami League's election management committee.

After returning to power in 2009, the Awami League purchased the building in the party's name. In 2014, following its re-election, two adjacent four-storey buildings were acquired under the Bangabandhu Memorial Trust to expand the office complex.

On August 5, 2024, during a mass uprising that ended the AL's 15-year rule, the Dhanmondi office was attacked and set on fire after being vandalised. The buildings have remained largely unused since.

In May last year, the interim government banned the activities of the AL and its affiliated organisations, including the Jubo Mohila League.

Despite the ban, the activists briefly assembled at the gate on Friday, hung the flag and portrait, chanted slogans and then left.

When contacted, a leader of the organisation told the news agency by phone: "We took a bit of a risk by going there today."