Hasnat Abdullah, chief organizer for the southern region of the National Citizens’ Party (NCP), wished party convener and former interim government adviser Nahid Islam a happy birthday, calling him “the future Prime Minister of Bangladesh.” Commenting on the post, M Nur Hasan referred to Nahid as the “hero of the July Uprising.” Previously, Chief Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam had also remarked that Nahid Islam could one day become the country’s prime minister.