Over 50 GOP activists join NCP

More than 50 leaders and activists from Gono Odhikar Parishad (GOP) and Jubo Odhikar Parishad officially joined the National Citizen Party (NCP) in Barishal on Saturday.

They were inducted at an event held at the Barishal Press Club around noon, where NCP Barishal district convener Abu Sayeed Musa welcomed them with flowers, marking their entry into the party formed in the wake of the July 2024 uprising.

Musa said that over a hundred activists from various political parties submitted membership forms on the day and were formally enrolled in the NCP.

Among the notable new members are Sirajul Islam, president of the Babuganj upazila unit of Gono Odhikar Parishad, and its general secretary Masum Howlader. Also joining are Zahidul Islam Riyad, president of Babuganj upazila Jubo Odhikar Parishad, and Anisur Rahman Khan, general secretary of the Kedarpur union unit, along with leaders and activists from Wazirpur, Gournadi, Mehendiganj and Muladi upazilas.

Those present at the event included Abu Sayeed Khan Ferdous, member secretary of NCP Barishal district; senior joint member secretary Abed Ahmed Rony; Nafisa Mustari, central senior joint chief organiser of Jatiya Nari Shakti; organisational secretaries Asif Ali and Imran Hossain; and office secretary Nazmul Hasan, among others.