The local office of the Bangladesh Awami League was reopened in Betagi Upazila of Barguna on Monday, around 18 months after its activities were declared banned.
The office, located at Betagi Bazar, was unlocked around noon by leaders of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, witnesses said.
The reopening was carried out under the supervision of former Chhatra League joint general secretary Asaduzzaman Nadim.
Photographs of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina were also displayed inside the office.
Among those present were Betagi Upazila Chhatra League general secretary Sifat Sikder and former upazila general secretary Mostafa Jamal Shamim, along with a number of other leaders and activists.
Eyewitnesses said leaders and activists of Jubo League and the banned Chhatra League gathered in front of the office and chanted slogans.
Later, a banner reading “Reopening of Betagi Upazila Awami League office after 18 months” was hung inside and outside the office.
No immediate reaction from the local administration was available in this regard.
