At a roadside rally in Raozan, Chattogram on May 26, National Citizen Party (NCP) Joint Chief Organizer Emon Syed delivered a bold and uncompromising call for the formation of a Constituent Assembly to draft a new constitution—one rooted in popular sovereignty and accountability.
“We must organize a Constituent Assembly election to draft a new constitution. This constitution must place the people at the very center of power. And if a government fails to meet public expectations, the people must have the right to throw it out. This is the kind of new political arrangement we need,” he declared.
The rally was part of NCP’s wider campaign across Chattogram, designed to take its political vision directly to the people. Syed’s speech reflects a growing push within segments of the youth-led political movement to move beyond cosmetic reforms and demand a fundamental restructuring of the state.
For NCP, the demand for a new constitution is not merely symbolic—it stems from the belief that Bangladesh’s current system has become structurally incapable of delivering democracy, justice, or accountability. Leaders like Syed argue that the existing constitutional framework has repeatedly failed to prevent electoral manipulation, executive overreach, and political impunity.
While major opposition party BNP has expressed its preference for reforms through the existing parliamentary structure after an election, NCP views such an approach as insufficient and detached from the urgency felt on the ground. The party insists that only a fresh, people-driven constitutional process can truly reflect the aspirations born from the July 2024 uprising.
Syed’s call may signal the opening of a new front in Bangladesh’s political discourse—one that challenges not only the ruling regime, but also the boundaries of the current opposition consensus
