The activists of the July Movement are set to announce their new political party named Jatiya Nagorik Party (National Citizen Party), confirmed Sarjis Alam, the chief organiser of JNC and a prominent leader of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.
Sarjis Alam shared the announcement in a Facebook post on Thursday.
“Banners bearing this name will be raised across the country. Let Bangladesh resonate with this name,” he wrote.
Nahid Islam has been finalised as the convener of the youth-led political party while Akhtar Hossain has been confirmed as the member secretary, according to a post on the party's newly launched Facebook page.
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Besides, Hasnat Abdullah has been appointed as the chief organiser for the South, Sarjis Alam as the chief organiser for the North, and Nasiruddin Patwary as the chief coordinator.
Leaders of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee and the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement (ADSM) are set to officially declare the party’s formation on Friday at 3pm on Manik Mia Avenue. Sarjis Alam announced the date at a press briefing at the committee office on Monday.
He said that the new party would uphold the spirit of the July uprising in its political course.
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Meanwhile, Information Adviser Mohammad Nahid Islam resigned from his position on Tuesday to join the new party.
Ahead of the party's formation, students affiliated with the July Movement launched a new student organisation named ‘Gonotantraik Chhatra Sangsad’ on Wednesday. But the move sparked protests from a faction of activists who had also participated in the movement.