Dhaka, Sept. 26 -- Leaders and activists of the Awami League, whose activities have been banned, staged a brief procession in Dhaka's Dhanmondi, with police reporting four crude bomb explosions.

The procession took place around 12:15pm on Saturday in the Dhanmondi Road No. 27 area, according to Dhanmondi Police Station chief Muhammad Imdadul Islam.

"A group of people gathered to hold a procession and police dispersed them," he said.

"Three people were detained from the scene."

A video of the incident shows a group marching along the road chanting "Joy Bangla".

Witnesses said the procession began near Ibn Sina Hospital and continued towards the Bata outlet on Road 27, where police gave chase.

Several crude bombs were exploded at the ...