The National Citizen Party (NCP) formally began its campaign for the 13th National Parliamentary Election by visiting the graves of two national leaders of Bangladesh—Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy —the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Sharif Osman bin Hadi, convener of the Inqilab Moncho who was martyred last December.
NCP convener Nahid Islam inaugurated the campaign today, Thursday, and called upon the people to ensure the victory of the 10-party electoral alliance.
After visiting the graves, NCP brought out a procession titled ‘March for Justice’ at around 12:45 pm today from in front of the mausoleums of the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam and martyr Osman Hadi. The procession passed through Shahbagh intersection and the road in front of Ramna Park and ended in front of the National Press Club.
Led by NCP convener Nahid, the procession included the party’s chief coordinator and Dhaka-8 constituency candidate Nasiruddin Patwary, Central Election Management Committee Secretary Monira Sharmin, Dhaka-9 candidate Javed Rasin, Dhaka-20 candidate Nabila Tasnid, Jatiya Juba Shakti convener Tarikul Islam, central leader Farhad Sohel, among others.
Several leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami, which is leading the 10-party alliance, were also present at the time, including Shahin Ahmed Khan, ameer of the party’s Paltan Thana unit, and Ahsan Habib, ameer of the Shahbagh Thana unit.
Earlier today at around 11:30 am, NCP convener Nahid and the party’s central leaders and candidates went to the mausoleums of the three leaders located beside the Doyel Chattar at Dhaka University. After visiting the graves of the two leaders, Nahid spoke to journalists.
Nahid said they were starting their official election journey by visiting the graves of the two leaders, Kazi Nazrul and martyr Sharif Osman Hadi. Their election journey began by remembering the two national leaders Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy.
Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq was the architect of this Bangladesh. Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy was one of the founders of this Bangladesh. Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq fought against the zamindari system. Similarly, by fighting against a fascist system, they are moving toward a new settlement.
On the other hand, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy laid the foundation of democracy in this Bangladesh. Through the 2024 mass uprising, they are re-establishing the foundation of democracy in Bangladesh through this election, he added.
