Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and opposition leader Dr. Shafiqur Rahman declared that the July uprising would be defended even at the cost of life. Speaking as chief guest at an iftar event organized by Khelafat Majlis at Fars Hotel and Resorts in Dhaka, he said the survival of the interim government, national election, and newly formed administration depended on preserving the July spirit. He pledged unity to protect the July ideals and prevent any return to fascism or impunity.

Khelafat Majlis Ameer Maulana Abdul Basit Azad, presiding over the event, accused the new government of engaging in divisive politics over the July Charter and referendum. He warned that attempts to politicize the referendum through the courts would have serious consequences. Azad urged the government to honor its commitments as a signatory to the July Charter and to introduce a bill in the first parliamentary session to form a constitutional reform council.

Azad also condemned attacks by Israel and the United States on Iran, calling for global solidarity with Iran and unity among Muslim nations against aggression.