Feni, July 21 (V7N) – The National Citizens' Party (NCP) will march into Feni on Monday as part of its nationwide “July March” campaign. Organizers plan a public gathering in the evening at the central Shaheed Minar, followed by a meeting in Mohipal. Later, party leaders will visit the families of martyrs and the injured from last year’s July uprising at the Circuit House. Local authorities have taken extensive security measures; central coordinator Azizur Rahman Rizvi confirmed, "Feni administration has assured maximum security."
 
Simultaneously, Feni BNP leaders Sheikh Farid Bahar and Alal Uddin Alal demanded the arrest and legal action against individuals they accuse of spreading rumors about the NCP’s rally on social media.
 
In Cox’s Bazar, NCP convenor Nahid Islam alleged that post-revelation resistance continues to obstruct their movement, saying on Sunday evening at Chittagong’s Biplob Udyan rally, “When barriers arise, our course will not stop. The youth of NCP will not be silenced by obstacles.”
 
During the Chittagong rally, Nahid criticized local “mafia-loot” networks and emphasized a vision for a “new Chittagong” compatible with Bangladesh’s development goals. He warned, “Chittagong is the nation’s second fortress after Dhaka. Should fascist forces arise again, Chittagong will resist.” He pledged that political power would not be monopolized by a few families.
 
NCP General Secretary Akhtar Hossain called for transparency in government expenditures, noting projects often exceed budgets—“Tk 10,000 crore turns into Tk 50,000 crore, no matter the project size.” Northern coordinator Sarjis Alam stressed religious unity, demanding equal protection for all faiths and warning against sectarianism: “We don’t want Sunni–non-Sunni divisions.”
 
The march concluded with speeches from Deputy Member Secretaries Nahida Sarwar Niba, Hasan Ali, Meer Arshad, Syed Imon, and youth leader Tariq Islam. Earlier, NCP leaders, including Nahid Islam, visited New Market in the morning to meet families of the uprising’s victims, highlighting ongoing obstacles: “We've faced trouble in Gopalganj and elsewhere. Some officials still enable authoritarian tactics,” said Nahid.
 
At Rangamati’s Borpura rally, Nahid called for abolishing the 1972 constitution, arguing it fosters divisiveness: “It elevated Bengali nationalism over non-Bengalis and secularism over other faiths. We seek a new constitution recognizing all communities with equal dignity.” South coordinator Hasnat Abdullah echoed these sentiments, declaring, “The 1972 constitution homogenized all—NCP wants change.” Northern coordinator Sarjis Alam welcomed corrections to his speeches and vowed no protection rackets in the Hill Tracts.
 
However, the march has disrupted HSC examinees in Rangamati, who staged protests over travel difficulties caused by road closures.
 
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