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The July uprising was about building a new Bangladesh, not just toppling the Sheikh Hasina government, National Citizen Party Convenor Nahid Islam said yesterday.

“We said we must change the entire political system of the country. Not just a change of the party in power, but a transformation of the corrupt, mafia-driven system,” he said while addressing a party rally at Joypurhat town.

“However, over the past year, we have not seen that systemic change. In our neighbourhoods, we still witness extortion, thuggery, and the same mafia system,” he said, adding all should come forward seeking democratic transformation through reform, justice, and restructuring.

NCP held the rally as part of its month-long “July March to Build the Nation” programme, taking place across all districts of the country In

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