In Bangladesh, the National Citizens’ Party (NCP), a new political platform formed by student activists from the July-August Movement, was officially launched this evening at Manik Miah Avenue in Dhaka.
Leaders from the Jatiya Nagorik Committee and Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, who played a key role in last year’s protests that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, united to form the party.
Nahid Islam, a former interim government adviser, was appointed party convener. The NCP leaders called for a Constituent Assembly election to draft a new constitution. Several political party leaders, including BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, attended the launching ceremony.
