National Citizen Party (NCP) northern region chief organiser Sarzis Alam alleged that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s silence over repeated attacks on NCP demonstrates its direct or indirect support for those incidents. He made the allegation at a discussion with family members of July uprising martyrs at Golapganj municipality auditorium in Sylhet on July 30. Alam said BNP wanted to silence NCP and called on BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman to clearly state whether NCP would be allowed to speak politically.

Alam said NCP would determine its political strategy if no clear position was given. He urged an end to what he described as a political culture of attacking from behind, saying NCP would strongly resist BNP if it followed the authoritarian political culture he attributed to the Awami League in the past. Referring to a past remark by former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, he also warned against creating militants through Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal.

Alam called for ensuring the rights, dignity and government benefits of families of seven July uprising martyrs from Golapganj. He alleged that such families were not properly included in government martyr day events and often failed to receive effective solutions when approaching district commissioners or superintendents of police.