Six seats, big goals: What’s next for Bangladesh’s student-led NCP party?
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The National Citizen Party (NCP), a student-led party formed after a 2024 uprising that ousted Bangladesh's long-time leader Sheikh Hasina, has secured six seats in the February 12 parliamentary election. The party, which was formally launched in February 2025, had claimed broad public backing and strong electoral prospects but struggled to organize itself into a grassroots organization capable of competing on its own. Despite this, NCP leaders have struck a deal with the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party as a junior coalition partner. The party's performance has been seen as an unlikely breakthrough for a nascent political party, while also highlighting the structural limits of a protest movement. The NCP's six seats represent a modest but significant achievement in its early stages.
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