National Citizens Party (NCP) launches journey

The grand unveiling event of the National Citizens Party (NCP), a new political party, has begun at Manik Mia Avenue in the capital on Friday afternoon.

A massive crowd of people from all walks of life and the country's political spectrum thronged the programme. 

July uprising injured, families of martyrs, leaders of BNP, Jamaat, other political parties attended the inauguration programme.

Foreign diplomats, including Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See to Bangladesh, also attended in the event.

Besides, people from different districts of the country have joined the programme.

The unveiling ceremony of the NCP was scheduled to begin at 3pm. However, the programme began at 4:22pm.

Nahid Islam, a former advisor to the interim government, will serve as the party’s convener while Akhtar Hossain has been appointed as the member secretary.  

The senior joint conveners will be Samanta Sharmin and Ariful Islam Adib, while Dr. Tasnim Zara and Nahida Saroar Niva will serve as senior joint member secretaries. Nasiruddin Patwary has been named the chief coordinator, with Abdul Hannan Masud as the joint coordinator. Hasnat Abdullah will take on the role of chief organizer for the southern region, and Sarjis Alam will hold the same position for the northern region.