Just days after resigning from Muhammad Yunus’ interim government, Nahid Islam, known as the face of the protests that led to Sheikh Hasina’s ouster, will announce his new political party today. This new political force will reportedly seek inspiration from India’s Aam Aadmi Party.

Bangladeshi students at the forefront of protests that ousted Sheikh Hasina as prime minister last year launched a political party on Friday to contest elections likely to be held by the end of the year.

Nahid Islam, who recently resigned from Muhammad Yunus' interim government, is leading the National Citizen Party (NCP) and has promised to establish a "New Bangladesh"

Bangladeshi students who played a key role in last year's uprising that led to the downfall of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina have officially launched a new political party aimed at promoting national unity and overcoming division in the South Asian country.