Dhaka, May 19 -- Nahid Islam, convenor of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has swept aside all ideas of the party being secularist or theocratic, saying it believes in "religious coexistence, harmony and the practice of responsibility and compassion".

Sharing the ideals of the NCP on social media, he said the party wants to build an "inclusive democratic state" through these ideologies.

Nahid posted this on the party's Facebook page after a meeting with top NCP leaders on Monday.

The post highlights different issues, including state reforms, women's rights, religious values, national security, and regional politics in seven points.

Nahid wrote, "One of the main foundations of the Bangladeshi state is the Liberation War. The ideals of...