An internal rift overnight gripped the student-led National Citizen Party (NCP) over its proposed alliance with the Jamaat-e-Islami ahead of the Bangladesh election in February, with 30 of its leaders issuing a joint letter opposing the plan and two ranking members announcing their resignation. The NCP, a large offshoot of the Students Against Discrimination (SAD) that spearheaded last year's violent movement, dubbed the July Uprising, toppling then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government, emerged as a political party with interim government chief Muhammad Yunus' blessings in February. The memorandum has expressed concerns over the NCP's alliance with the Jamaat, stating that it conflicts with the party's declared ideology and stance regarding the July Uprising and democratic ethics. The "Prothom Alo" newspaper had reported earlier that the possibility of a seat-sharing deal between the NCP and former prime minister Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was discussed, "but no understanding was reached". "Since then, NCP talks with Jamaat have progressed positively," the report read.

Source: The Hindu December 28, 2025 07:13 UTC