The National Citizen Party (NCP) has declared that the mass protest movement initiated at Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection will be expanded to every city, neighborhood, and alley across Bangladesh to drive comprehensive municipal reforms and fulfill the promises of the July Charter.
Speaking as the chief speaker at a 4-point demand mass rally organized by the NCP at Shahbagh on Friday afternoon, October 30, 2026, NCP Senior Joint Convener Nasiruddin Patwary highlighted the severe civic hardships faced by Dhaka residents. Patwary pointed out rampant price gouging in the LPG gas sector, where cylinders officially priced at ৳1,837 are being sold illegally for ৳2,500 to ৳3,500, forcing citizens in areas like Chawkbazar to cook with firewood. He further cited severe urban mismanagement across Mugda, Mirpur, Uttara, and Jatrabari, including hospital tender syndicates, daytime muggings, garbage heaps, traffic gridlocks, and unmanaged auto-rickshaws.
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