NCP to Finalise 25-Member Advisory Council Ahead of Formal Announcement

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NCP to Finalise 25-Member Advisory Council Ahead of Formal Announcement

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NCP to Finalise 25-Member Advisory Council Ahead of Formal Announcement

The National Citizen Party (NCP) is set to finalise the composition of its proposed advisory council at a meeting on Wednesday evening. The council is expected to bring together around 25 professionals and experts to provide strategic advice and guidance to the party.

Dr Atiq Mujahid, an NCP lawmaker and member of its Political Council who is coordinating the initiative, told Daily Waadaa that the meeting with prospective advisers would settle the council’s composition. A formal announcement is expected next week.

The proposed council will include retired military officers, former bureaucrats, academics, lawyers, engineers, journalists and religious scholars.

Those under consideration include retired Brigadier General Fazlur Rahman, journalist Maskawath Ahsan, former additional secretary Mezbah Uddin, Dr Naima Imam Chowdhury, Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Omar Faruk, Professor Dr SM Abdul Quddus, engineer Sabina Ahmed, Mufti Maulana Shaikh Muhammad Usman Gani and Shaikh Ahmed Badruddin Khan.

Sarwar Tusher, an NCP joint convener and Political Council member, said the party had intended to establish an advisory body from the outset, but other organisational priorities had delayed the initiative.

“The main objective is to seek their advice and benefit from their social connections. They will assist us on various matters and provide guidance,” Tusher told Waadaa.

He said most of the people approached had responded positively. However, some had requested that their names not be made public due to professional and other considerations.

“Some are involved in business, while others are associated with different institutions. They fear that publicly associating themselves with us could expose them to pressure from the government,” he said.

The council’s powers and responsibilities have yet to be finalised. Its mandate is expected to be incorporated into the party’s constitution, which is still being drafted.

Tusher said the advisers’ roles and scope of work would be clearly defined when the party finalises its constitution ahead of the next party council. He added that the advisers would also be able to propose their own terms of reference, which would be considered alongside the party’s expectations.

The NCP is planning to hold its next party council in February or March 2027, around the second anniversary of its formation.

“We want to hold our party council in February to mark our second anniversary, provided everything goes well and the situation in the country allows it. It should take place by February or March at the latest,” Tusher said.

The proposed advisory council is part of the NCP’s broader efforts to expand its organisational structure. The party is also planning to form separate alliances representing religious and ethnic minority communities.

“We recently formed a sports alliance, and we are planning to establish a Hindu, Buddhist and Christian alliance,” Tusher said.

He added that the party was considering a separate platform for the country’s ethnic communities, pointing out that not all citizens of Bangladesh identify as Bengali.

Unlike the NCP’s formal student, youth and women’s wings, these alliances would function independently while maintaining an ideological alignment with the party.

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