Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- The launch event of the new political party of student activists of the July Movement named Jatiya Nagorik Party-JNC (National Citizen Party) formally started in the capital's Manik Miah Avenue on Friday afternoon.

The event started at 4:20 pm with recitations from the Holy Quran, Gita, Tripitaka, and Bible.

The National Anthem was sung, and one-minute silence was observed in memory of those martyred during the July mass uprising.

Thousands of people from the city and various districts of the country have already joined the launch event, and many are still joining the programme.

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