National children and youth organization Ankur held an art competition and prize-giving ceremony in memory of child and teenage martyrs of July. The event took place on Friday morning at an auditorium in Paltan, Dhaka, marking the second anniversary of the July mass uprising. Chaired by Ankur director Shah Shihab Uddin, the programme awarded participants across two groups.

Chief guest Arifur, a calligraphy artist and Ankur adviser, said children and teenagers made sacrifices in July 2024 with a dream of building a beautiful Bangladesh. He said everyone should build a clean Bangladesh for them. Special guests included writer and poet Ruhul Amin Sadi, businessman Mohiuddin Jamil, Principal Maulana Azizul Haque, Nur Mohammad and H M Ershad, among others.

Guests presented certificates and prizes to 10 winners in the two groups. Syed Mohammad Annur Haiday, a student of Motijheel Ideal School, won first place in Group A, while Rufaida Tarannum took first place in Group B. All participants received special prizes. Co-director ABM Shahidul Islam and organizational secretary Ahmad Aiman Andalib jointly conducted the event.

Indian Islamic speaker Mufti Shamayel Nadvi and Pakistani speaker Toaha Bin Jalil are scheduled to visit Bangladesh this August for two international seminars in Chattogram and Dhaka. Sean Publication Limited announced the visits and events at a news conference on Thursday at the Maulana Akram Khan Hall of the National Press Club. Nadvi is the founder of India’s Wahayain Foundation, while Jalil is director of Pakistan Youth Club.

Sean Publication Managing Director Abu Tasmia Ahmad Rafiq said the two young speakers are internationally known for accessible presentations on contemporary Islamic thought, intellectual challenges facing young people and Shariah. The seminars will address common misconceptions about Islam, Islam’s relevance in modern society, and young people’s faith, values and worldview. Prominent speakers from Bangladesh and abroad are expected to take part.

The first seminar is scheduled for August 21 at the International Convention Centre in Chattogram. The second is set for August 22 at the PSC Convention Hall in Dhaka. Distinguished Bangladeshi Islamic scholars and researchers will also speak on important topics. Organizers said interested participants can reserve seats through event.seanpublication.com.

Amar Desh Online published a long historical review on August 6, 2026, tracing Bengal’s struggles for independence, identity and resistance from Bakhtiyar Khilji’s conquest in 1204 to the July Revolution of 2024. Written by Muhim Mahfuz, Asif Azhar, Mahmud Ahmad and Siam An-Nufais, the article highlights Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah’s establishment of the Bengal Sultanate in 1352, Isa Khan’s resistance to Mughal expansion, and multiple uprisings against British rule.

The article portrays Bakhtiyar Khilji’s conquest as ending Sena rule and liberating oppressed people. It says Ilyas Shah united three administrative regions to establish Sultanate Bangalah, while the Baro-Bhuiyan alliance under Isa Khan resisted Mughal advances in the Bhati region. The account presents these episodes as central to the formation of Bengali political identity and statehood.

For the colonial period, it cites the Fakir-Sannyasi, Faraizi, Titumir, Santal, Indigo and Pabna peasant uprisings as responses to revenue demands, landlord exploitation and indigo-planter abuses. It also discusses Sylhet’s Muharram uprising of 1782. The article places the 1952 Language Movement, 1971 Liberation War, 1990 mass uprising and 2024 July Revolution within the same historical continuum.

Dhaka University Central Students’ Union, or DUCSU, has begun an initiative to build a July memorial named “Nirbhik July” to preserve the memory of those described as martyrs in the July mass uprising. The foundation stone was formally laid at 9pm on August 5 in front of the DUCSU building at Dhaka University, with DUCSU leaders and about 50 members of martyrs’ and injured families present.

The programme opened with a special prayer seeking blessings for all those killed in the uprising. A father of one of the martyrs led the prayer for the country, the nation, and the martyrs and injured people. DUCSU Vice President Sadik Kayem said the uprising was an unforgettable chapter in efforts to establish freedom, democracy and human dignity, describing the planned memorial as a symbol of sacrifice, courage and resistance to injustice.

A martyr’s mother said remembrance of the sacrifices by future generations would provide some comfort to bereaved families. Another martyr’s father said the children had died for rights and justice and expressed hope that their dreams would not be lost. Several DUCSU office-bearers, hall representatives and students from different university departments also attended the event.

Thousands gathered at Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka for the “Barsha Biplober Gaan” concert despite light drizzle, as organisers marked the victory day of the July mass uprising on Wednesday. The event was organised by the Monsoon Cultural Alliance, which is affiliated with the National Citizen Party. Attendance grew through the afternoon, with a large crowd reported by evening.

Rain fell intermittently from midday, but people of different ages and backgrounds, including young attendees, women and children, came to hear the performances. Some used umbrellas while others stood in the rain. The national anthem was played at about 3:55pm, followed by an opening performance by Riaz Morshed, member secretary of Jatiya Sramik Shakti, and his group.

Shironamhin, Ark (Hasan), Artcell, Arbovirus, AvoidRafa, Parsa, Sejan, Kureghor and Asif Akbar performed at the concert. Acting Speaker Barrister Kaiser Kamal was named chief guest, while Whip Nur-e-Alam and opposition chief whip Nahid Islam were named special guests. Organisers said the free event aimed to celebrate the spirit of liberation, unity and protest through music.

Maulana Mufti Abul Qasim Nomani, the rector and Sheikh al-Hadith of Darul Uloom Deoband, will deliver a religious address before Friday prayers at Bangladesh’s national mosque, Baitul Mukarram, on August 7. He will then deliver the Friday khutbah and lead the congregational prayer, according to a statement signed by Islamic Foundation public relations officer Billal Bin Kashem.

The special programme, organised by the Islamic Foundation, will cover faith and creed, piety, deeds and character, self-purification, human values, mutual harmony and social responsibility in light of the Quran and Sunnah. The statement said Nomani will also discuss following Islamic ideals in individual, family and social life.

Nomani is visiting Bangladesh from August 4 to 7 and is participating in religious programmes and exchanging views with local scholars and religious figures. The Islamic Foundation said it expects worshippers to receive guidance through his address, khutbah and leadership of prayers. It called on worshippers and members of the public to arrive at the mosque on time, while directing relevant staff, imams, muezzins and organisers to make necessary preparations.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum at the former Ganabhaban in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, on Wednesday. The opening coincided with the second anniversary of the 2024 July mass uprising. After unveiling a memorial plaque, participants recited Surah Fatiha and offered prayers, while the prime minister toured the museum’s galleries and exhibits. The museum will open to the public from Thursday.

Former interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, the prime minister’s daughter Zaima Rahman and cabinet members attended. A documentary on the events of the July uprising, public participation and its victory was screened. Rahman said the museum should not become a venue for establishing the political narrative of any one party, group or individual, describing democracy-seeking people as the uprising’s protagonists.

Yunus called the museum a source of inspiration for building a new Bangladesh and urged students and citizens to visit it. According to the Cultural Affairs Ministry, the decision to convert Ganabhaban into the museum was made in September 2024. Rahman said the museum should preserve the history of all democratic movements and struggles in Bangladesh alongside the July uprising.

An international scholarly seminar was held in Dhaka to mark the complete 17-volume publication of “Kifayatul Mughtazi fi Sharhi Jame Tirmizi,” written by hadith scholar and researcher Maulana Abdul Matin. Organised by Muassasa Ilmiyyah Bangladesh, the event took place on Wednesday at the Krishibid Institution auditorium under the theme of following the Salaf’s approach to hadith, with reference to Jame Tirmizi and Kifayatul Mughtazi. Scholars, muhaddiths, researchers and educators from Bangladesh and abroad attended.

Chief guest Maulana Mufti Abul Qasem Nomani of Darul Uloom Deoband described the work as the result of years of sustained effort and research. Seminar chair Maulana Abul Bashar said the book, produced through nearly three decades of study, could open a new horizon in hadith teaching and research. Other speakers highlighted its research value, completeness and international significance.

Abdul Matin said he began the research after starting lessons on Jame Tirmizi in 2001, while the main writing was completed between 2017 and 2025. The organisers distributed complete 17-volume sets free to 100 selected talented students. The seminar concluded with prayers led by Maulana Mahmudul Hasan.

Khulna University held a photo exhibition titled “Gonoabhuthan 24 in Newspaper Pages” to present the memories, struggle and sacrifices of the July mass uprising to a new generation. The Communication and Journalism Discipline organized the daylong event on Wednesday at the university’s central cafeteria premises, marking July Mass Uprising Day.

The exhibition featured photographs of key moments from the uprising, including different stages of the movement, spontaneous participation by students and the public, protests, resistance and sacrifice. Teachers, students and people from different walks of life visited the exhibition and viewed the photographs throughout the day.

Student organizers said the images were not only memories but important historical documents, and that preserving significant events was part of journalism’s responsibility. The university vice-chancellor highlighted the media’s role in preserving historical events and presenting them to younger generations. Organizers said the exhibition aimed to preserve the uprising’s course of events, highlight the media’s historical role, and foster historical awareness and responsibility among students.

Former interim government chief adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus said the July Memory Museum has created new history by preserving the immediate past and shaping the future. He made the remarks at the formal inauguration of the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum in the capital at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.

Yunus said museums in different countries collect many objects from the past, but described this museum as entirely different. According to him, it does not hold collected items from a distant past. Instead, materials connected to events that had just occurred were gathered immediately.

He said he did not know whether a museum of this kind exists elsewhere. Whenever memories of July were found, they were brought to the museum, he said, adding that the process had created a new stage in history. The report did not provide specific details about the museum’s collected materials, other speakers at the inauguration, or subsequent plans.

Bangladesh’s University Grants Commission (UGC) said it will give Chinese top priority in third-language education at universities. UGC চেয়ারম্যান Professor Dr Mamun Ahmed announced the initiative at a meeting at the UGC office on 4 August with a six-member delegation from the Chinese embassy in Dhaka and Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University. He said a programme to establish language centres at 30 universities will begin within three months.

The initiative aims to include a foreign or international language in curricula alongside Bangla and English. Ten universities currently have language centres, and 20 more will be added in phases, creating third-language learning opportunities at 30 institutions. Ahmed said language skills are essential as Bangladesh-China cooperation in education, trade, technology and development is expanding rapidly.

The meeting also discussed higher-education quality, graduate skills, employment-oriented education and a five-year higher-education transformation programme. Participants discussed expanding internships and scholarships in China for Bangladeshi students and increasing joint cooperation in technical and vocational education. The Chinese delegation said it would train Bangladeshi teachers to improve language proficiency under its Global Teachers Training Programme and plans teacher-training programmes for Bangladesh and other South Asian countries.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman formally inaugurated the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum on Wednesday at around 9 a.m., according to a report published on August 5, 2026. After the opening, he toured the museum’s galleries and examined preserved artifacts, photographs, documents and memorabilia.

July fighters and family members of martyrs recalled stories of bravery and sacrifice from the July mass uprising during the event. The programme also featured a documentary on the sequence of events and history of victory in the uprising, along with a cultural performance.

Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury said the museum would be reserved for special guests and martyrs’ families on the inauguration day. It will open to the general public from Thursday, August 6. Tickets will be available online, priced at 50 taka for adults and 25 taka for children. The report said the initiative to establish the museum at Ganabhaban, using various memorabilia from July, was taken under the interim government led by Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus.

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology will begin a three-day international photography exhibition on August 6, featuring 81 selected photographs from more than 21 countries. Organised by the Shahjalal University Photographers Association, known as SUPA, the “Inquest Insight-7” exhibition will run through August 8 on the university campus. SUPA president Rubaiya Nasrin announced the programme at a news conference at the university press club on August 4.

The first phase will be held from 11am to 8pm daily at the ground floor of Academic Building D. More than 4,000 photographs were submitted from Bangladesh and other countries. About 500 images from 21 countries, including India, Spain, the United States, France, Germany, Austria, Ethiopia, Thailand, the Netherlands and Mexico, were initially selected.

Judges then chose 81 photographs for the final exhibition. The selected works will be shown in three categories: single-camera, mobile and photo story. Total prize money of $400 has been set for winners. The exhibition’s second phase is scheduled for August 28 and 29 at the Liberation War Museum in Agargaon, Dhaka.

Culture Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will inaugurate the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum at 9 a.m. on August 5. Speaking at a press conference at the Cultural Affairs Ministry conference room in the Secretariat on Tuesday, he said the prime minister will formally open the museum by unveiling its plaque as chief guest. The museum will be reserved for special guests and martyrs' families on inauguration day.

After the opening, the prime minister will visit the museum's galleries and exhibitions, including preserved artifacts, photographs, documents and memorabilia. The minister described the July Mass Uprising as an unforgettable milestone in Bangladesh's anti-fascist democratic struggle. He said the museum was established to preserve its memories, present the history of the struggle to new generations, and commemorate the sacrifices of martyrs and July fighters.

July fighters and members of martyrs' families will speak at the event. A documentary on the uprising's events, public participation and history of victory will be screened, followed by patriotic songs, recitations and performances. Government officials, diplomats, academics, cultural figures and other guests are expected to attend. The museum will open to the public from Thursday, August 6, with online tickets priced at 50 taka for adults and 25 taka for children.

Culture Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will inaugurate the July Uprising Memorial Museum on Wednesday, August 5, at 9am. He announced the plan at a Tuesday briefing at the Ministry of Cultural Affairs conference room. The museum will be reserved for special guests and families of martyrs on inauguration day, before opening to the general public on Thursday, August 6.

Rahman will unveil the museum plaque as chief guest and then visit its galleries and exhibitions. He is scheduled to inspect preserved artifacts, photographs, documents and memorial items related to the July Uprising. The minister described the museum as an institution established to preserve the uprising's memory, present its history to younger generations, and commemorate the sacrifices of martyrs and July fighters.

July fighters and relatives of martyrs will speak about the uprising's courage and sacrifice at the opening event. A documentary on its events, public participation and victory history will be shown, while the cultural segment will include patriotic songs, recitations and performances. Online tickets will be available, priced at 50 taka for adults and 25 taka for children.