Expelled BNP leader and former Jubo Dal organizing secretary Ishaq Sarkar, along with Sher-e-Bangla A.K. Fazlul Huq’s granddaughter Fersamin Huq Iqbal Flora, are set to join the National Citizens Party (NCP) on Friday afternoon at the Institution of Diploma Engineers auditorium in Kakrail, Dhaka. Content creator Nuruzzaman Kafi, activist Mohiuddin Rony, and several leaders from the July uprising movement will also announce their entry into the party. NCP convener Nahid Islam and member secretary Akhtar Hossain are expected to attend the event.

An NCP joint convener said Ishaq Sarkar would join with thousands of supporters and might be appointed convener of NCP’s Dhaka South unit, replacing joint member secretary Alauddin Mohammad, who is stepping down. Alauddin stated that party interests come first and that expanding NCP’s organization is vital for the country.

Ishaq Sarkar said he was denied opportunities to serve people within BNP and faced harassment, but he intends to move forward without resentment. Flora’s formal joining had been discussed for some time, and she is expected to receive a key central committee role.