The National Citizens Party (NCP), formed by young leaders of the July uprising, has rapidly emerged as a key political force in Bangladesh. Within a year of its founding, the party has joined the opposition alliance and attracted leaders from various political and social sectors. On Friday, about 300 activists from different parties and organizations joined the NCP’s Dhaka North branch at a press conference in Banglamotor, where senior joint convener Ariful Islam Adib welcomed them. The event followed a series of mass joinings in Dhaka and Chattogram earlier in the month.

Party sources said the NCP is strengthening its structure from the central to grassroots levels, forming committees and preparing to establish an advisory council of 25–30 senior figures, including academics, businesspeople, and former military officers. The party is also expanding its affiliated bodies such as youth, student, women, and labor wings, and has launched new groups for marginalized communities and expatriates.

NCP leaders stated that the party aims to become a centrist alternative political force by uniting the July movement’s supporters and building a strong organizational foundation ahead of upcoming local elections.