The announcement of a new political party, initiated by the students who led the overthrow of the autocratic Hasina government in the July student-public uprising, is coming in the last week of this month. Reliable sources involved in the party formation process say that Nahid Islam Islam, the announcer of the one-point movement and information and broadcasting advisor, will resign on February 18 or 19 and join the new party. It is almost final that he will be the convener of this party. Akhtar Hossain will be the member secretary. The initial date for the party announcement has been set for February 24. At the same time, the date of 25/26 was also discussed in the forum.
Initially, the names of 70 members of the Citizens' Committee and 30 to 51 or 100 members of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement will be announced. It will increase gradually. This party will be announced at the Central Shaheed Minar. The party will be announced in front of the families of the 2,000 martyrs and 31,000 injured people of July. Before that, a new student organization will be announced from the students' section on the 20th. There will be a strong wing there with students who played a role in the July uprising.
According to sources from the Citizens' Committee and the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, the name of the party has not been decided yet as of yesterday evening. The name will be finalized in the next 2-1 days. Before that, the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement committee will be announced on February 20. Amidst various discussions about who will be the member secretary, everyone has given priority to Akhtar Hossain.
In addition, discussions were held on the names of National Citizens' Committee convener Nasir Uddin Patwari, chief organizer Sarjis Alam, and Anti-Discrimination Student Movement convener Hasnat Abdullah, chief organizer Abdul Hannan Masud and coordinator Mahin Sarkar, Citizens' Committee spokesperson Samantha Sharmin and coordinator Umama Fatima, and Rafe Salman Rifat, Ali Ahsan Jonayed, and Arifin Mohammad Hizbullah, who played a role in the July coup, and several others, including those who played a role in the July coup, to be placed in important positions.
Responsible leaders and activists concerned say that the party's announcement will be made after giving utmost importance to the demands, needs and suggestions of the martyr's family. At the same time, the injured fighters in the 24th movement will be kept in an important position. After the announcement of the party of the Central Shaheed Minar, the initial program of the long march has been set to start from the house of Abu Sayeed, the first martyr of the July movement, Rangpur, to the house of Shaheed Wasim in Chittagong. This long march will last for at least 15 days. During the 15 days, people of all parties will participate in the program along the way, as well as the reactions of other political parties. It will also be beneficial to give answers from the long march on the streets.
