National Citizen Party

The National Citizen Party (Bengali: জাতীয় নাগরিক পার্টি, romanized: Jātīẏô Nāgôrik Pārṭi; NCP) is a centrist political party in Bangladesh.

The NCP was formed in February 2025 following the July Uprising and positions itself as a youth-led, progressive, and "Bangladeshpontha" (Bangladesh-centric) party. The party's key figures include Nahid Islam, Akhter Hossen, Asif Mahmud, Sarjis Alam, Hasnat Abdullah, and Nasiruddin Patwary, some of whom became the world’s first Gen Z protest leaders to have been elected as Member of Parliament.

The NCP positions itself against extremism, pro-Pakistan, and extreme Awami League or pro-India ideologies. In contrast, it supports moderate, nationalist, and centrist policies. It is recognized as the third-largest middle-ground party after the BNP. Initiated by the Students Against Discrimination and the Jatiya Nagorik Committee, it was established on 28 February 2025 as the first student-led political party in the history of Bangladesh. It was established in the Aftermath of the July uprising.

After the fall of the Awami League government following the July Uprising, a manifesto by the leadership of the Students Against Discrimination mentioned the idea of a new political arrangement. Subsequently, in September, the Jatiya Nagorik Committee was formed, and efforts were made to establish committees in every upazila across Bangladesh. In February 2025, the Students Against Discrimination and the Jatiya Nagorik Committee finalized the formation of a new political party, which was formed on 28 February 2025, with Nahid Islam as its convener.

On 28 December 2025, the NCP joined the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11 Party Alliance ahead of the 2026 Bangladeshi general election.

Though self-describing as centrist and pluralist, the party does not confess any unified ideology, thus allowing many factions to function. The party campaigns for a "second republic" and a new constitution.