Banks to remain closed on August 5
All scheduled banks across the country will remain closed on 5 August 2025, marking the observance of the government-declared holiday marking July Uprising Day.
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Silent sufferings of victims
ONE year after the July uprising shook Bangladesh to its core, families of those killed and injured during the uprising have expressed deep sorrow and frustration, lamenting that they feel forgotten and neglected. Their emotional wounds, intertwined...
Realities and politics
IN THE political history of Bangladesh, election periods have always been of paramount importance. From the Pakistan Movement to the birth of Bangladesh, the mass uprising of the 1990s, or the aftermath of the 2024 鈥楯uly Uprising鈥�, the right to vote has consistently been at the centre of political discourse. Although the three elections after 1990 were considered free...
Ganabhaban to turn into museum at Tk聽111 crore
The advisory council committee on economic affairs on Tuesday agreed in principle to implement two projects worth Tk聽111.19 crore at the Ganabhaban to turn it into a July uprising memorial museum...
Maritime University holds July uprising revival event
Bangladesh Maritime University, country鈥檚 specialised public university, organised 鈥楾he July Mass Uprising Revival Programme-2025, July Commemoration鈥� on its temporary campus in Dhaka on Tuesday...
July uprising was against divisions in society: NCP聽聽
Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina had split the country using the freedom fighters versus Razakars divide and using 鈥楳ujibism鈥� for past 50 years the country was kept divided, while the July uprising was organised against such divisions in society and to build a new Bangladesh, said National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam...
July Women鈥檚 Day observed
July uprising women activists, martyr families, and cultural activists on Monday observed July Women鈥檚 Day in recognition of women鈥檚 contributions to the student-led mass uprising that led to the ouster of the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024.
Reform proposals include July quota
The proposed reforms to the guideline for the current year鈥檚 college admission that the education boards have submitted to the education ministry contain quotas for the July uprising victims...
DU White Panel teachers demand trial of fellow Hasina collaborators
Dhaka University teachers, belonging to the pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party White Panel, on Sunday demanded trial of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her collaborators among fellow teachers for their role in crackdown on students during the July uprising...
July martyr鈥檚 1st monument opens today in Narayanganj
To preserve the memory of martyrs of the July Uprising, the first 鈥楯uly Martyr鈥檚 Monument鈥�, implemented by the ministry of housing and public works, will be inaugurated on Monday at 3:00pm in Narayanganj under the July Resurgence Programme 2025...
Drishyamadhyam Samaj to observe July uprising anniv on Aug 2
A visual artist platform on Sunday announced a daylong programme to be held on August 2, commemorating the July uprising on the occasion of its first anniversary...
BNP should abandon political culture of extortion
THE brutal murder of a scrap trader near Sir Salimullah Medical College in Dhaka on July 9 is a betrayal of sacrifices of the martyrs of the July uprising, which topped the authoritarian Awami League regime in hopes for a political culture to uphold democratic values. The victim was repeatedly hit with a large chunk of concrete in daylight, with dozens watching. The police and...
Trial, reforms, new constitution a must: NCP
Trial of fascists, reforms in various sectors, and a new constitution are essential for rebuilding Bangladesh, said National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam in Magura on Thursday....
Hasina, Asaduzzaman, Mamun charged
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday charged deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun with crimes against humanity during the 2024 July uprising...
Violence against protesters state-sponsored: discussion
Speakers, including researchers and academics, on Wednesday said that violence against July uprising protesters was state-sponsored as the violence was perpetrated by the personnel of multiple branches of law enforcement and security agencies and leaders and activists of the then Awami League regime...
July uprising victims vandalise July Foundation office over financial assistance
Around 25 people, who were injured in the July鈥揂ugust uprising that led to the ousting of Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government in the past year, vandalised the office of the July Shaheed Smrity Foundation in Dhaka on Tuesday after not receiving financial assistance.
Drone, documentary shows approved to celebrate July uprising anniv
A meeting of the advisory council committee on government affairs on Tuesday approved two proposals from the cultural ministry to purchase services and goods directly for arranging programme on occasion of the first anniversary of the July mass uprising...
July uprising: Coordinated system stressed for rehabilitation of injured
Speakers, including those working directly with individuals injured in the July鈥揂ugust uprising, emphasised the urgent need for a coordinated and integrated system to ensure that the victims receive effective and comprehensive rehabilitation.
People to take to street if reforms not made: Nahid
People will take to the streets again if no changes are made to the old political settlement for which they joined the July uprising, said National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Thursday in Nilphamari...
Nazrul symbol of indomitable human spirit: discussion
Speakers at a discussion titled July Uprising: The Legacy of Kazi Nazrul said that the national poet was a symbol of the indomitable human spirit...
Govt declares August 5 public holiday
Bangladesh interim government has declared August 5 a nationwide public holiday in honour of those who sacrificed their lives during the July uprising in 2024.
Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad to hold month-long prog for July uprising
Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad on Tuesday announced a month-long programme, marking the one-year anniversary of the July uprising that overthrew the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime...
Dhaka University Day celebrated
Dhaka University vice-chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan on Tuesday said that the historic events of the Language Movement in 1952, the mass uprising in 1969, the War of Independence in 1971, the anti-autocracy movement in 1990s and the 2024 student-mass uprising complemented each other...
BMU marks July uprising anniv holding rally, planting tree
Bangladesh Medical University observed the anniversary of July mass uprising holding a rally and planting trees on the BMU in Dhaka on Tuesday...
Yunus urges all to resist dictatorship resurgence
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday urged people to resist any resurgence of dictatorship in the country, emphasising that history testified that when the people wake up, no force can resist them...
National University launches July Martyr Memorial Scholarship
National University on Tuesday launched the July Martyr Memorial Scholarship, commemorating the role youths played in spearheading the July mass uprising...
ICT hears charges against Hasina
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday began the charge hearing against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her two co-accused in a case of crimes against humanity committed across the country during the July鈥揂ugust 2024 mass uprising...
Chhatra Dal light candles, perform national anthem marking July uprising anniv
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal on Tuesday lit candles and performed the national anthem at the Central Shaheed Minar marking the anniversary of July mass uprising and in remembrance of its martyrs...
NCP to announce July Declaration as govt fails, says Nahid
The National Citizen Party on Sunday said that it would announce the July Declaration on its own as the interim government had failed to make the promised declaration reflecting the background and spirit of the July uprising...
Govt to highlight economic measures in one year
The finance ministry will highlight the measures taken on the country鈥檚 economic front under the interim government ahead of the first anniversary of the July uprising that led to the ouster of authoritarian Awami League regime on August 5, 2024...