The National Citizen Party on Wednesday served show-cause notices on its five central leaders as they went to Cox’s Bazar on a personal trip on Tuesday, the day when the nation was celebrating the first anniversary of the July mass uprising, without informing the party’s ‘political council’.
The five leaders are the party’s chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary, chief organiser for the north Sarjis Alam, chief organiser for the south Hasnat Abdullah, joint convener Khalid Saifullah, and senior joint member secretary Tasnim Jara.
The notices, signed by the party joint member-secretary Saleh Uddin Sifat, asked the leaders to appear before NCP convener Nahid Islam and member secretary Md Akhter Hossain in person in 24 hours to submit their written explanation about their decision and background to visit Cox’s Bazar on the day of the state’s importance.
The five senior NCP leaders’ visit to Cox’s Bazar on August 5 created controversies whether they avoided joining the July Declaration ceremony in Dhaka on the first anniversary of the July uprising.
As the senior NCP leaders were staying at a Cox’s Bazar hotel, a rumour spread fast that they were holding a meeting with former United States ambassador to Bangladesh, Peter D Haas, although the former diplomat was not staying in Bangladesh.
A group of leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party also staged a demonstration outside the Sea Pearl Beach Resort and Spa in Cox’s Bazar in the afternoon as the rumour spread on social media platforms as well.
The National Citizen Party was launched in February this year by a group of student and youth leaders who led the July uprising to oust the Awami League regime on August 5, 2024.
