Dhaka, March 2 -- As Bangladesh's political landscape undergoes a seismic shift, the newly formed National Citizen Party, or NCP, is vying for space in an already saturated centrist arena.

Emerging from the 2024 mass uprising that toppled the Awami League government, the party promises a "second republic" and a new Constitution.

But with centrist politics historically struggling to hold ground in Bangladesh, can the NCP carve out a lasting position, or will it fade like its predecessors?

Unlike religion-based parties that advocate for an Islamic governance system, or left wing groups pushing for a socialist society, the NCP steered clear of such ideologies.

Targeting a broad spectrum of young people-spanning the political spectrum fro...