Dhaka: Nearly a year after the youth uprising that forced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from power, the young activists who led the movement are now discovering that transforming a protest into a strong political force is far more difficult than expected.

The National Citizen Party, or NCP, formed by many of the same Gen Z protest leaders, entered politics with high public excitement. The party promised a new kind of leadership free from corruption and long standing political rivalry. But recent surveys suggest momentum has slowed. Public opinion polls show the party holding around six percent support nationwide, ranking behind more established political groups such as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Jamaat e Islami.

Analysts say NCP’s biggest challenges include limited

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