Gonojagoron Moncho, a youth-led platform which was formed last year protesting the life-term sentence of war criminal Abdul Quader Molla, is likely to form a political party in future.
Imran H Sarker, spokesperson of the platform, made the disclosure while talking to private television Channel i on Sunday.
Imran said: “The movement of Gonojagoron Moncho is going ahead in three ways simultaneously – it is a political movement, a social movement and a cultural movement.
“Time will say in which way the movement will move forward and where to end in the future. We cannot rule out the possibility that Gonojagoron Moncho may form a political party. If the people want, the Moncho will certainly go in such a way,” he said.
When the Dhaka Tribune contacted him over phone yesterday, Imran said: “We are yet to make a decision on whether to form a party or not. We also do not discuss it within any forum.
“But there is a demand among the leaders and activists of the platform to form a political party,” he said.
“Last year we arranged a national convention when leaders and activists from 480 platforms [formed expressing solidarity with the Shahbagh-based movement against war criminals] across the country gathered at the Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University. The demand to form a political party was raised at the programme.”
A similar demand came later during an open discussion at Shahbagh, he said.
“We will continue our movement, and time and the people will decide what we should do,” Imran added.
