UP Bangladesh

United People's Bangladesh (Bengali: ইউনাইটেড পিপলস বাংলাদেশ), also called UP Bangladesh, is a political group in Bangladesh.[1][2][3] It started on 9 May 2025. The group was made by young leaders and former student activists. Many of them joined the July Revolution in 2024. They say they want to give people a new choice in politics.

ইউনাইটেড পিপলস বাংলাদেশ
Political positionCentre, Centre-right
Website
https://upbangladesh.org/

History

UP Bangladesh was officially introduced at a press meeting at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka. Some of the founders used to be part of Islami Chhatra Shibir. But now they say they have moved away from their past groups. They started the group after big protests in July 2024, which called for change in the political system.[4]

Ideas

The group supports democratic and liberal ideas. It also has centre-right views. It is not a political party yet. It works like a "pressure group", trying to bring political reform and protect democracy.[5]

Political activities

UP Bangladesh said it will not join the next national elections. Instead, it will focus on talking to people and building the group. It also plans to create a student group and other organisations.

Leadership

The group has not named any official leaders yet. But many of its members took part in the 2024 protests and have experience in student politics.

Future plans

UP Bangladesh wants to become a full political party in the future. For now, it is working as a pressure group. It wants to help improve democracy by working with the public.[6][7]

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