The "July March" of the National Citizen Party (NCP) has returned to Dhaka, concluding its month-long procession after meeting supporters of the July Uprising across the country.
NCP leaders and activists of the capital welcomed the top leaders with showers of flower petals as the cars carrying them reached the central office of the party in Bangla Motor Thursday midnight, reports bdnews24.com.
NCP Convener Nahid Islam delivered a brief speech to the waiting leaders and activists while fending off the heavy rain.
NCP's programme, titled the "July March to Build the Nation", kicked off on Jun 30 at Bangla Motor.
The party organised the programme to meet the families of the martyrs and those injured in the July Uprising in 64 districts, to introduce the thoughts of the top leaders regarding the creation of a new Bangladesh, to push for the crimes of Awami League leaders to be tried, the basic reforms of the state, and a national constituency election for a new constitution.
The march was officially inaugurated by visiting the grave of Abu Sayed, who was shot dead by police in the beginning of the July Uprising in Rangpur.
The march moved through at least 60 districts in Rangpur, Rajshahi, Bogura, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, Cumilla, Sylhet, and Mymensingh before hold a final meeting Savar's Baipail on Wednesday.
Aside for the clashes with Awami League supporters in Gopalganj and BNP activists in Cox's Bazar, the programmes in the remaining districts went off smoothly and peacefully.
During his speech at the party office, Nahid said: "We kicked off the march by visiting Abu Sayed's grave. Today, we returned to Dhaka after holding a meeting on the blood-soaked Savar Baipail."
