The youth-led National Citizen Party (NCP) is currently facing mounting pressure after it formally announced that it has an electoral understanding with Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI).
The youth-led
National Citizen Party (NCP) is currently facing mounting pressure after it formally announced that it has an electoral understanding with Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI). Soon after the announcement, more than half a dozen frontline leaders of the party that rose to prominence after the July uprising have resigned or withdrawn from the group’s activities ahead of the
Bangladesh General Elections.
On Thursday, two senior leaders – Joint Chief Coordinator Khan Muhammad Mursalin and Joint Member Secretary and Media Cell chief Mushfiq Us Salehin – announced their resignation from their respective party posts. Their departures came amid growing speculation that the party could be heading toward a major split.
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, several party leaders told The Dhaka Tribune that more resignations are likely to happen in the coming days. The uncertainty has fueled discussions both inside and outside the party about whether NCP is on the verge of a major organisational rupture.
NCP gets divided
Amid the chaos, a separate platform named Trinamool NCP has already been formed under the leadership of former NCP leader Muntasir Mahmud, who resigned earlier this week. Members of the faction have held several programs. However, NCP’s high command has so far dismissed Muntasir’s activities as insignificant.
While resigning from their posts, several leaders argued that they could not accept the decision on ideological grounds. Some resigned outright, some voluntarily withdrew from the election, while others stayed in the party but publicly criticised the move.
NCP’s Joint Convener, Sarwar Tushar, acknowledged the situation. He told the Dhaka Tribune that the party is concerned and that steps would be taken from the highest level to determine the next course of action.
Citing deviation from the “spirit of July” and describing the Jamaat alliance as ideologically incompatible, three frontline leaders resigned from all party posts in the span of just two days. On Wednesday night, NCP Joint Convener Dr Khaled Saifullah—also the husband of Dr Tasnim Jara—announced his resignation.
A day later, on Thursday, Joint Chief Coordinator Khan Muhammad Mursalin resigned in the afternoon, followed in the evening by Joint Member Secretary and Media Cell chief Mushfiq Us Salehin. Both submitted their resignation letters to NCP Convener Nahid Islam, Dhaka Tribune reported.
Later the same night, party member Al Amin Ahmed Tutul also submitted a letter seeking release from the party.
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