Dhaka, June 19 -- The National Citizens' Party (NCP) has instructed its district and Upazila units to stage protest programmes today (Thursday), across the country to press for the July Declaration, July Charter, and justice for the July massacre.

Ahead of the demonstrations, the newly-formed district and upazila coordination committees of the party have been asked to hold their first executive meetings at their respective offices. This directive was issued by NCP Convenor Md Nahid Islam and Member-Secretary Akhtar Hossain.

The instructions were conveyed through a statement sent to the media late Tuesday night by NCP Joint Member-Secretary (Office) Saleh Uddin. According to the NCP statement, the executive meetings at the district and upa...