The National Citizen Party on Sunday said that this time youths were not taking to the streets with any demand but they had come to take the responsibility to build the country for the people of all classes.
NCP convener Nahid Islam made the comment at a rally in Netrakona鈥檚聽 Old Collectorate ground as part of the party鈥檚 ongoing programme marking the first anniversary of the July uprising.聽
鈥楾he National Citizen Party has been formed to build a Bangladesh for all classes and ages by empowering the youths. This time the youths want to say that they are not聽 taking to streets to press any demands. They have rather come to take responsibilities to build the nation,鈥� said Nahid while addressing the rally on the 27th day of the party鈥檚 countrywide march.
He reasserted that young leaders during the July uprising in 2024 promised to rebuild the country and to establish a new settlement.
Nahid was also a former central leader of the Students Against Discrimination movement that spearheaded the July uprising to oust the Awami League regime on August 5.
A group of student and youth leaders, who led the uprising, formed the NCP on February 28.
Nahid also reasserted that the party was holding countrywide rallies and marches demanding trial of the Awami League and its leaders for the massacres during the mass uprising, reforms in various sectors, and a new constitution aiming at building a discrimination-free Bangladesh.
鈥榃e need a constituent assembly election for a new constitution. The common people of Bangladesh and those who took part in the uprising will determine Bangladesh鈥檚 new constitution through the constituent assembly election,鈥� said Nahid.
He urged senior people to work as guardians of the young leaders and advise them in their struggle to establish a Bangladesh where civil rights of all people would be ensured.
Before the rally, party leaders, activists, and supporters formed a procession in the town鈥檚 Muktarpur bridge area from where they marched to the rally venue.
NCP leaders and activists, including the party鈥檚 chief organiser for North Sarjis Alam, chief organiser for South Hasnat Abdullah, chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary, senior joint convener Samanta Shermeen, and senior joint member secretary Tasnim Jara, among others, participated in the march and the rally.
Later, in the day, the NCP leaders and activists also held a rally in Sherpur.
The NCP is scheduled to hold marches in all districts till July 30, demanding trial of the Awami League and its leaders for the massacres during the mass uprising, reforms in various sectors, and a new constitution aiming at building a discrimination-free Bangladesh.
