In an opinion article published by Amar Desh on July 29, 2026, Md. Rahel Islam argues that the July movement was not limited to changing a government or holding elections. He describes it as an expression of public expectations over the state system, politics and citizens’ rights, shaped by sacrifice, courage and participation. The article says its central aspiration was a just, accountable and unequality-free state.

Islam argues that an electoral change of government cannot by itself make a state genuinely democratic if impunity, corruption, partisan administration, human-rights violations, economic inequality and accountability crises remain. Under the existing system, the candidate receiving the most votes wins a seat even without more than half of all votes, he writes. Therefore, parliamentary majorities do not necessarily equal full political consent from the public.

The article calls for an independent judiciary, an administration free from political influence, law-enforcement bodies that protect citizens’ rights, and effective action against corruption. It also identifies employment, price control, banking governance, energy-sector transparency, workers’ and farmers’ rights, and social security as key concerns. Islam says elections should be viewed as the beginning of democracy, not its conclusion.