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NCP holds mass protest in Dhaka demanding ministerial resignations

Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh · Oct 28, 2026

Is it still on?

NOIt was a one-day action on Oct 28.

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The Tea in three lines

Why they are protesting
Protesters say the government has failed to maintain law and order, curb corruption, and control rising commodity prices.
What they want
Demanding the resignation of the home affairs and energy ministers, and three other policy demands.
What changed
Oct 30: NCP warned of a blockade and nationwide marches if ministers fail to resign.
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Both sides

What protesters want

  • Resignation of Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud
  • Abolishing the one-party Constitution Amendment Committee and forming a Constitution Reform Council based on the referendum verdict
  • Repealing all laws that violate human rights and freedom of speech, and halting the proposed amendment to the Cyber Security Act
  • Quickly completing the trials of murders from the July Uprising, implementing verdicts, and removing the inspector general of police

Organised by: National Citizen Party, National Citizen Party Dhaka North and South City Units

What authorities say

No official response from the government or targeted ministers was reported in the sources.

The numbers

Only figures a source states, with who said it. Estimates often differ.

Crowd
2,000
Several thousand leaders and activists took part1

The full story

The National Citizen Party (NCP) organised a mass protest rally in front of the National Museum in Shahbagh, Dhaka, led by party leaders including Nahid Islam, Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, and Nasiruddin Patwary. Several thousand supporters participated in the event. The demonstrators criticized the government for soaring commodity prices, deteriorating law and order, and alleged corruption. Organisers put forward four key demands, specifically calling for the resignation of Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud. Additional demands included abolishing the constitution amendment committee, repealing rights-violating laws, and expediting trials for murders related to the July Uprising. NCP leaders warned that failure to meet these demands would result in nationwide protest marches and a blockade targeting the prime minister.

Timeline

  1. NCP leaders reiterated their four key demands and threatened nationwide marches and blockades if they are ignored.2

  2. NCP held a mass protest rally in Shahbagh, Dhaka, demanding the resignations of two cabinet ministers.1

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