Akhtar Hossain, Member Secretary of the National Consensus Platform (NCP), accused an unnamed political party of stalling key electoral reforms within the consensus commission. Speaking at a rally in Rajshahi, he said, “While most anti-fascist parties agree on reforms, one group is blocking progress. But change will come through people's power.” Hossain also claimed that the public’s emotional drive has already led to the fall of autocratic rule, and NCP’s reform agenda is gaining massive traction in northern Bangladesh.