Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party, warned of a rising culture of fear in the country following the recent public uprising. At a street rally in Bandarban, he said people had taken to the streets in defense of democracy and freedom of expression and would do so again if needed. He urged for an end to ethnic oppression in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and called for inclusive, justice-based development. Nahid criticized the continuity of authoritarian systems regardless of changes in government and advocated for a new political framework beyond the 1972 Constitution.