Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) Convener Md Nahid Islam on Friday alleged that power-based politics is resurging in universities alongside growing tendencies of discrimination and politicisation across institutions in Bangladesh.

He made these remarks while addressing a programme at the Institution of Diploma Engineers in the capital, where political leaders and citizens joined the party.

Nahid Islam said various state institutions are being politicised, warning that universities are once again witnessing the rise of power-centric politics. “If there is any attempt to sustain fascism or authoritarianism, people will unite again under the banner of NCP,” he said.

He described NCP as a political force that emerged from the historic July mass uprising, aiming to bring structural change by harnessing the energy of the youth generation.

Referring to the national election, he said the party had pledged that it would not be an ordinary election but one focused on state reform, accompanied by a referendum. However, he alleged that the government later denied the mandate reflected in that referendum after forming the government.

“The election has been turned into a mere change of power, detaching it from the legacy of the July uprising,” he said, adding that key reform proposals, including constitutional changes, are being gradually discarded.

Nahid Islam also claimed that the party is receiving an unprecedented response from across the country and aims to build a well-organised political platform representing the aspirations of the new generation.

He said the party seeks to establish Bangladesh as a dignified state globally, ensure employment, eliminate inequality and strengthen democracy.