NCP to finalise charter, organogram soon

After the official launch of their party National Citizen Party, the young leaders who were at the forefront of the July uprising are now focusing on finalising the party's organogram, slogan, declaration and charter.

The work to finalise the key elements of the party is underway and they expect to announce those soon, The Daily Star has learnt from senior leaders of the party.

Although almost every leader of the party who delivered speeches at the event concluded their speeches with "Inquilab Zindabad" (Long Live the Revolution), the phrase has not been declared as the party's official slogan yet.

Also, the NCP leaders emphasised that the party Convener Nahid Islam's "introductory speech" is not the declaration of the party.

According to the NCP leaders, they are now looking for a location for its central office prioritising three places in the capital: Farmgate, Shahbagh and Paltan.

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The party leaders have initial plans to form 17 wings, including ones for different professional and working-class people.

It is also yet to finalise the size of the central convening committee and its members. However, the total size of the party would be more than 200.

At its official launch event on Friday, the party leaders announced a partial 60-member convening committee and said they would publish the full committee of the central unit through a press release.

The NCP leaders said as the holy month of Ramadan is starting today they will voice their demands to keep the prices of essentials within the purchasing ability of the lower and middle-class people.

"We have just launched the party. After holding several meetings and discussions in the party forum, we will finalise the programmes," a joint convener of the NCP told The Daily Star on condition of anonymity.

The party leaders will conduct organisational visits in different districts and upazilas. They will visit the families of those martyred in the July uprising and engage with the mass people to understand their pulse.

In their Facebook post, Hasnat Abdullah, the chief organiser (Southern Region), and Sarjis Alam, the chief organiser (Northern Region), wrote that they would soon meet the people of these two regions.

The independent, sovereign Bangladesh will soon witness the anti-fascist and pro-Bangladesh student populace in the districts.

Apart from establishing its organisational framework, the NCP will continue to push for an election to the constituent assembly to formulate a new constitution.

"The new party is committed to rebuilding state institutions with a focus on democratic principles and justice. Bangladesh has not been presented as a political nation. We aspire to present it as a new political nation," Nasiruddin Patwary, the NCP chief organiser, told The Daily Star.

The NCP was floated on Friday in front of the parliament building in Dhaka with Nahid as the convener and Akhter Hossen as the member secretary.

Nahid stepped down from the interim government to take the reins of the party.

In his introductory speech, Nahid affirmed that the NCP will be a truly democratic, egalitarian and people-centred political force.