The National Citizen Party (NCP) organized a symbolic rally at Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka on December 16, displaying portraits of five prominent liberation-era figures — Sirajul Alam Khan, Siraj Sikder, Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, Major Jalil, and Sharif Osman Hadi. The event, led by NCP joint member secretary Arif Sohel, coincided with Bangladesh’s Victory Day celebrations.

During the program, Sohel criticized what he described as the monopolization of the Liberation War’s legacy by the Awami League and the Sheikh family. He argued that the 1971 people’s war was driven by farmers, workers, students, and the general public, independent of any single political party. The rally aimed to reclaim the Liberation War’s spirit for the people and to honor leaders he said had been erased from official narratives.

NCP announced that similar programs would continue in the future, signaling an effort to reshape public memory around the Liberation War and to challenge the dominant political narrative surrounding Bangladesh’s independence history.