NCP urges CA to declare all elections under Sheikh Hasina’s rule illegal

The National Citizens' Party (NCP) has formally called upon Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to declare all national and local elections held during Sheikh Hasina’s tenure as unlawful. The demand was made during a meeting at the Chief Adviser’s official residence, Jamuna, on Saturday night.

Speaking to journalists outside Jamuna at around 10:15 PM, NCP Convener Md Nahid Islam said, “Sheikh Hasina held elections under a fascist regime that systematically stripped citizens of their voting rights. Votes were cast the night before, and dummy candidates were used to manipulate results.”

Referring to previous elections as controversial and widely rejected by opposition parties at the time, Nahid added, “Those elections are now being revived in court, creating a fresh cycle of instability. To prevent further disorder, we urged the Chief Adviser to formally declare those past elections legally void.”

The NCP leader also expressed distrust in the current Election Commission (EC), stating that it lacks credibility. He called for its reformation and urged the Chief Adviser to facilitate local government elections under a newly reconstituted commission.

Furthermore, Nahid said the NCP has demanded the simultaneous announcement of a roadmap encompassing justice for the July massacre, implementation of the July Charter, and elections for a Constituent Assembly and a new legislative body.

The NCP delegation at the meeting comprised four senior leaders: Convener Nahid Islam, Chief Organiser Hasnat Abdullah, Senior Joint Convener Ariful Islam Adib, and Senior Joint Member Secretary Tasnim Jara, according to local media.

This meeting is part of a series of high-level consultations taking place amid speculation surrounding Chief Adviser Yunus’s potential resignation and the interim government’s strategy for national reform and electoral transition.