National Citizen Party (NCP)
About the party
A party formed by the young people who led the July 2024 uprising, founded in 2025. It contested the 2026 election as a member of the Jamaat-led 11-party alliance. It has 8 members in the 13th Parliament.
After the Awami League government fell in the 2024 uprising of students and the people, Students Against Discrimination spoke of a new political settlement. In September that year the Jatiya Nagorik Committee was formed under the leadership of Akhter Hossen and Nasiruddin Patwary, and committees were then set up at thana level across the country.
The National Citizen Party was launched on 28 February 2025 on the initiative of these two organisations, with Nahid Islam as convener; it is described as the country's first student-led political party. The party was given the water lily bud as its electoral symbol, and on 28 December 2025 it joined the Jamaat-led 11-party alliance and contested the 2026 election.
In the 13th Parliament
The party now holds 6 of the 300 constituency seats; with the reserved seats for women, it has 8 members in Parliament in all. All the party's members and their seats are listed below.
Sources: Bangla Wikipedia, English Wikipedia (party history); Parliament of Bangladesh (current members and offices). Last checked 11 September 2026.
Party leader, ConvenerNahid IslamMember of Parliament for Dhaka-11At a glance
- Founded
- 28 February 2025
- Founders
- Students Against Discrimination and Jatiya Nagorik Committee
- Electoral symbol
- Water lily bud
- Member Secretary
- Akhter Hossen
- Headquarters
- Rupayan Trade Center, 114 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Banglamotor, Dhaka
Elected from constituencies (6)
Reserved seats for women (2)
Party logo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain