Abdul Hannan Masud, Senior Joint Chief Coordinator of the National Citizens’ Committee (NCP) and candidate for Noakhali-6 (Hatiya), stated that students have historically led Bangladesh’s liberation movements. Speaking at a discussion organized by the National Student Power in Hatiya, he said students freed the country from British rule in 1947, Pakistani occupation in 1971, autocracy in 1990, and most recently, from what he termed 'Indian domination' in 2024.

Masud emphasized that the National Student Power evolved from earlier democratic student movements and now represents a mass uprising for a new Bangladesh. He urged students to unite beyond personality-based politics, reach out to farmers, workers, and citizens, and bring transformative change to Hatiya and the nation. Other NCP leaders, including Hafizur Rahman and Niamat Ullah Nirab, also addressed the event.

The remarks reflect the NCP’s attempt to position student activism as central to its political narrative ahead of upcoming national political developments.