Ever since the collapse of the Awami League in the mass uprising of students and the public, there have been rumors that a new political party will be formed by the leaders of the movement.
Although the leaders of the movement, such as the Jatiyo Nagorik Committee and the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, are currently continuing their organizational activities under different names, they will soon be seen on one platform.
The new party will be launched in the third week of February, said Akhtar Hossain, member secretary of the Jatiyo Nagorik Committee.
Young advisers will be seen in this new political party. It is reported that they will resign from the interim government and join the political party.
According to multiple sources in the Jatiyo Nagorik Committee and the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, Nahid Islam, Akhtar Hossain, Sarjis Alam and Hasnat Abdullah may be seen in the top four positions in the new party.
In this regard, Akhtar Hossain told Barta24.com, "We have not yet decided who will be in the top positions of the new political party." Regarding the joining of student advisers, he said, "There are three student representatives in the advisery council of the current interim government. If they join us in a political party, they will leave the government."
However, he did not say anything about which student advisers will be available from the beginning of the political party.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has already said that if the leaders of the student movement form a new political party, they will have to leave the government and form a party.
In light of this, the interim government's information adviser Nahid Islam has said that if they want to form a political party, they will leave the government.
Meanwhile, sources have said that information adviser Nahid Islam will be the first to resign from the advisery council. After that, other advisers will come as needed.
Among those who are rumored to be the convener of the new political party in February are Nahid Islam, Nasiruddin Patwari and Mahfuz Alam.
Nasiruddin Patwari is currently serving as the convener of the Jatiyo Nagorik Committee.
Akhtar, who is seen as the member secretary There are strong rumors about Hossain, Arif Sohel and Samantha Sharmin.
In addition, among those in the running for spokesperson and main organizer are Sarjis Alam, Hasnat Abdullah, Umama Fatima, Abdul Hannan Masud and top leaders of the National Citizen Committee and the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.
When asked about who will be the student organization of the new political party, Akhtar Hossain said, "We have not yet decided who will be in the student organization of the new party. However, the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement will not be our student organization. It will remain as a non-political platform."
According to relevant sources, the Ganatantrik Chattra Shakti, whose activities were suspended after the formation of the interim government, is more likely to work as the student organization of the new political party.
In addition, regarding the name of the new party, Akhtar Hossain further said, "We will start a campaign on what the people expect from the new political party, what kind of name they want, what kind of symbol they want for the party. We will reach a decision on the name of the party after getting the opinions of about one lakh people." Meanwhile, the Jatiyo Nagarik Committee had set a target of providing 400 police station committees by January, but so far they have provided 300 committees, said Akhtar Hossain.
He said, "Our committee has a large number of members. It takes time to increase the number of members and scan their political positions. That is why we could not meet the target this January."