National Nagorik Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam has stated that a national assembly is crucial because the current constitution is fundamentally flawed.
He made this remark while speaking virtually at an iftar event organised by the party’s Narayanganj district unit on Monday in honor of foreign diplomats in Dhaka's Banani.
The party's joint secretary, Mushfiq-us-Salehin, confirmed this information in a statement.
Nahid Islam emphasized that without a new constitution, it would be impossible to build the foundation of a truly democratic state. He also referenced the United Nations Human Rights Report, which has called for deep structural reforms in Bangladesh.
He further stated that the NCP was founded out of the necessity for a new political framework that ensures justice, reforms, and constitutional transformation in line with the demands of the people. He outlined that the party's political roadmap is based on three core agendas: justice, reforms, and the election of a national assembly, which will also serve as the next parliament.
Calling Awami League (AL) a terrorist organisation, Nahid also demanded that the registration of the party (AL) be cancelled. He also said that his party will resist if any effort is made to rehabilitate the AL again, alleging that some quarters are trying to rehabilitate it.
Even before the past 15 years, the AL also had established fascism earlier and you (party fellows) know how much oppressions had been carried by the party on people, he said.
Recalling the role of the Narayanganj people in the July uprising, he said the NCP was launched with new political aspirations, and it aims to build the country afresh in continuation with the July uprising.
Seeking support from people to build a new Bangladesh, Nahid said they have been demanding justice of the mass killers, structural reforms of the country and elections to the Constituent Assembly.
He said ensuring visible judgment of the AL for the fascism before the next election is one of the main demands of the NCP.
If the trial of AL fascists is not ensured after the mass uprising, then it is not certain that the country will not see another fascism, Nahid said.
Urging leaders and workers to stand against extortion and supremacy, Nahid expressed his desire to stand by fellows to sort out their problems.
The iftar event was attended by the mission heads of Argentina, China, Iran, Denmark, Spain, and Norway. Additionally, mission representatives from Argentina, Turkey, Palestine, the United States, the United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, Sweden, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Germany, China, Vietnam, Australia, Spain, Nepal, Denmark, Iran, the European Union, Switzerland, Kosovo, the Netherlands, Canada, Japan, Sri Lanka, and Russia were present.
