Online Desk  :   Leaders from multiple political parties, including the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, gathered at Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka on Friday, to attend the grand launching ceremony of the National Citizen Party (NCP), a newly formed political platform inspired by last year’s July uprising.  The event commenced at 4:22 PM on February 28, with prominent figures from various political backgrounds making their appearance. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Joint Secretary General Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie arrived at 4:58 PM to participate in the event.  Leaders from Jamaat-e-Islami, Khelafat Majlis, Hefazat-e-Islam, Islami Oikya Jote, Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh, Liberal Democratic Party, Ganosamhati Andolan, and Nagorik Oikya were also present.

Notable attendees included: Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General, Mia Golam Parwar, Ganosamhati Andolan Chief Coordinator, Zonayed Saki, Khelafat Majlis Secretary General Maulana Jalaluddin Ahmed, Bangladesh Labour Party Chairman Mostafizur Rahman Iran, Political Counselor, Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka, Kamran Dangal, Islami Andolan Presidium Member, Ashraf Ali Akon, Nagorik Oikya Convener, Mahmudur Rahman Manna, Hefazat Nayeb-e-Ameer, Ahmad Ali Qasemi, Islami Oikya Jote Secretary General, Maulana Sakhawat Hossain Raji.  No representatives from the Awami League or Jatiya Party were invited to the event.