Following the collapse of the Awami League government on August 5 through mass protests, an interim administration led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus was formed on August 8. The Cabinet Division subsequently declared August 8 as “New Bangladesh Day.” In response, Jamaat-e-Islami’s Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said the commemoration should instead fall on August 5. The National Committee for Political Change (NCPC) has also rejected the new date.