Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- At a gathering that echoed the shifting undercurrents of Bangladesh's post-Awami League politics, Akhtar Hossain, the member secretary of the National Citizen Party (NCP), delivered a fiery and introspective speech on Sunday afternoon.

Addressing the fourth founding anniversary of the Gono Odhikar Parishad at the Diploma Engineers Institute in Kakrail, Dhaka, he declared that the Jatiya Party had played the most decisive role in shaping what the Awami League had become over the decades.

"The Jatiya Party is not a separate entity-it is, in truth, the Awami League in disguise," Akhtar said, his voice steady but cutting through the murmurs of the audience. "If Jatiya Party is allowed to participate in the next election wh...