Jatiya Nari Shakti

Jatiya Nari Shakti was launched on 8 May 2026 in the occasion of the International Women's Day, at the Sagar–Runi Auditorium of the Dhaka Reporters Unity in Dhaka.^[1] NCP leader Nahid Islam announced Monira Sharmin as convener, Mahmuda Mitu as member secretary, and Nusrat Tabassum as chief organizer of the organization.^[2] All three had been active participants in the July Uprising and politicians of the NCP.

The NCP had not initially planned a separate women's wing; Islam stated the party originally intended to address women's issues within its main structures. A dedicated body was later judged necessary to focus specifically on the rights and the political participation of women in Bangladesh.^[2]

We will try to find those women across the country whose voices were lost in July. Jatiya Nari Shakti will bring them forward once again.

The launch event was accompanied by a panel discussion featuring former interim government adviser Farida Akhter, leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami's women's wing Sabikun Nahar Munni, The Daily Star journalist Zyma Islam, Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) leader Fatima Tasnim Juma, and North South University student and women's rights activist Nafsin Mehnaz Azirin. The session was moderated by Tabassum.^[2]

Central convening committee is the main organ of the organization. On 18 April 2026, the NCP announced a full 53-member central convening committee for the Nari Shakti, approved under the direction of the NCP leader Nahid Islam and secretary Akhter Hossen.^[4] Sharmin, Mitu and Tabassum were confirmed as the convener, the member secretary and the chief organizer, respectively. Sanzida Bushra Mishma was appointed the senior joint convener. The joint conveners included Hafsa Jahan, Nabila Tasnid, Khandakar Khaleda Akter, Ashrefa Khatun, and Muna Hafsa. Manjila Jhuma was appointed the senior joint member secretary.^[4]