National Citizen Party leaders and activists held a protest march and rally in Rangpur over an attack on an NCP convoy in Habiganj. Organized by the district and metropolitan NCP units, the march began in front of the city press club at 9pm on Tuesday, travelled through major roads, and ended at the press club.

Speakers at the brief rally included district NCP convener Al Mamun, metropolitan member secretary Abdul Malek, senior joint member secretary Alamgir Nayan, and Imtiaz Ahmed Imti, convener of Jatiya Chhatra Shakti Rangpur metropolitan unit. They demanded the home minister’s resignation, calling him ungrateful and arguing that he should step down when attacks occur against student and public figures they described as central to his rise.

The speakers strongly condemned the reported attack on Sarjis Alam and Nasiruddin Patwary. They alleged that activists described as terrorists from Chhatra Dal and Jubo Dal were involved and demanded swift, impartial and exemplary legal action. They said attacks, intimidation and violence could not suppress legitimate demands or democratic rights, and pledged to continue a peaceful, democratic and united movement against wrongdoing.

Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union Vice President Mostakur Rahman Jahid said action would be taken against journalists accused of publishing reports in support of Chhatra League. He made the remarks at a press conference in the RAKSU vice president’s office at 7:30 pm on 28 July. The briefing was called over allegations of an attack on the RAKSU office the previous day.

Jahid told journalists that some had published news defending Chhatra League and shown what he described as sympathy toward it. He said such journalists were present and that they would be gathered and action taken against them. He did not specify what action would be taken or identify the journalists facing the allegation.

Rejecting allegations that his side carried out an attack, Jahid said the other side had attacked and that they had resisted. He also criticised journalists over an incident at the university’s central library, saying they were giving it more importance than students studying there. He said no student had complained to them about losing 20 to 25 minutes of study time. RAKSU General Secretary Salahuddin Ammar, Assistant General Secretary Salman Sabbir and Information and Research Secretary BM Najmus Sakib were among those present.

Jatiya Chhatra Shakti has announced a partial committee for its Jagannath University branch, appointing Shahin Mia as president and Ferdous Sheikh as general secretary. The organisation’s central president, Zahid Hasan, announced the committee on July 28. Both Shahin and Ferdous are students of the 2020-21 academic session.

Kamrul Hasan Riaz was named senior vice-president, while Jihad Islam Shawon became senior joint general secretary. Shahinur Rahman and Rakibul Islam were assigned as organisational secretaries. The announcement did not name any additional posts or members of the partial committee.

Ferdous said Chhatra Shakti considers students’ rights and welfare the central aim of student politics and that he wants to work as a representative of every Jagannath University student. He cited a permanent solution to the housing crisis, faster implementation of the second campus, improvements in education and research, protection of fair rights, and a safe, discrimination-free, student-friendly campus as priorities. He sought cooperation, constructive advice and prayers from students, teachers, journalists and well-wishers.

The All India Students’ Association (AISA) has alleged that repression against students participating in protests over alleged examination question leaks is continuing across India. At a Tuesday press conference at the Press Club of India in Delhi, AISA leaders said police operations were under way against protesters in several states, particularly Bihar and Delhi. The organisation said arrests, detentions and police harassment persisted despite assurances that peaceful demonstrators would not face punitive action.

AISA alleged that students faced cases in Delhi, Assam, West Bengal and Bihar, with some being arbitrarily detained. National president Neha called on the government to honour its assurances, release detainees and hold dialogue on students’ concerns. She also claimed that CPI(ML) Liberation legislator Sandeep Saurav and several AISA activists remained in jail over participation in the movement, especially in Bihar. The group released a fact-finding report detailing detentions and injuries in Delhi, along with arrests and police operations in Bihar and other states.

Kakroach Janata Party also alleged that cases and arrests continued after an understanding with the government, saying at least 100 people had been arrested. Chief Justice of India Surya Kant called for an independent investigation into allegations of police abuse in Delhi. Maharashtra, Bihar and Assam announced withdrawal of cases and releases, though notices and summons were still alleged. Maharashtra cyber police said it had identified more than 500 profiles over allegedly misleading online content.

India’s Generation Z is rapidly becoming a significant political force ahead of the 2029 general election, analysts say. People aged 18 to 32 are expected to form the country’s largest adult population by then, creating a new electoral equation for political parties. The generation will include the largest student group, first-time voters, young people entering work and those forming new families.

Analysis cited in the report projects India’s Gen Z population at about 380 million in 2029, including roughly 199 million men and 181 million women. That would exceed the estimated 357 million millennials. Student protests over the NEET-UG question paper leak, followed by nationwide demonstrations demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, highlighted young people’s growing political influence.

The UN medium projection says voters aged 18 to 29 may account for 27.8 percent of the electorate in 2029, down from 30.1 percent in 2024. Analysts nevertheless say Gen Z’s digital connectivity, educational aspirations and ability to organize quickly on social media can amplify its influence. Employment, education, living costs, housing, climate change and governance are expected to gain greater political importance.

Advocate Dr Helal Uddin, deputy amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s Dhaka South unit, said BNP would be compelled to accept the referendum verdict if students and citizens took to the streets. He made the remarks on Tuesday as chief guest at a discussion on “Bloody 36 July” organised by the party’s Paltan police station unit.

Helal Uddin claimed that about 70 percent of the country’s people voted “yes” in a referendum supporting constitutional reform. He alleged that BNP sought to disregard that public verdict by pursuing constitutional amendments rather than reform through its parliamentary majority, and by forming an amendment committee with preferred individuals. He said rejecting the referendum result meant denying the July revolution and betraying the blood of martyrs.

He also alleged that the current prime minister, home minister and BNP leaders were outside the country during the July movement, preventing them from understanding its aspirations. He called for accountability for every day of Awami League rule and urged the government to try the party as an entity for crimes against humanity. Advocate Maruful Islam chaired the meeting.

The newly announced Kushakhali Union Jubo Dal committee in Chandraganj, Lakshmipur, has been dissolved after 16 leaders resigned over allegations of financial transactions in forming the panel. The decision was confirmed on Tuesday afternoon through a press release signed by central Jubo Dal joint general secretary Minhazul Bhuiyan, who is responsible for office affairs.

A 31-member Kushakhali Union Jubo Dal committee was published on Facebook on Sunday night. The following day, 16 leaders resigned, citing failure to receive expected posts, lack of priority for seniority, and alleged money transactions. Party sources said the resigning leaders included six joint conveners.

The allegations included claims that expatriates were given positions in exchange for money. The new committee's convener, Abdur Rashid, and member secretary, Masudur Rahman Masud, both received posts after returning from abroad. District office secretary Shamsul Ahsan Mamun said the central president Abdul Monayem Munna and general secretary Nurul Islam Nayan ordered the dissolution, although the press release did not state a reason.

Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh Ameer Allama Shah Muhibbullah Babunagari and Secretary General Allama Sajedur Rahman condemned what they described as a systematic smear campaign against Qawmi madrasas. In a statement published on July 28, 2026, they said some sexual harassment allegations reported in the media were being used to target the institutions.

The leaders said Qawmi madrasas had become targets because of their long-standing role against Brahmanism, domination and fascism, and because they keep Islam at the centre of power in Bangladesh. They also alleged that false sexual harassment claims were being raised in remote areas as part of plots to seize madrasa land, while alleged land grabbers were benefiting from media trials before proper investigations.

They said sexual harassment allegations at any educational institution, including schools, colleges, universities and madrasas, are highly sensitive. Where allegations are proven, they called for exemplary punishment of offenders and strict institutional policies. Hefazat also urged madrasa administrators nationwide to take stronger measures to improve educational standards, the learning environment and student safety.

The mother of Ekramul Haque Sajid, a Jagannath University student described as a martyr of the July mass uprising, became emotional while recalling her son at an event on Tuesday, July 28. Speaking at the university’s central auditorium, she said she still sleeps with Sajid’s vest and described attending the programme as the mother of a martyr.

The discussion and prize-giving event was titled “July Mass Uprising: From Spark to Continuing Revolution.” Sajid’s mother said her son would not return, but his memory pursues her every moment. Holding his vest close while sleeping makes her feel that he is still near her, she said. Her remarks moved many teachers, students and guests to tears.

She remembered the sacrifices of those killed in the uprising and said Bangladesh, achieved in exchange for their blood, should not return to discrimination, injustice and autocracy. National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam, university teachers and students, relatives of those killed and injured, and representatives of political and social organisations attended. Other speakers also called for united efforts to build a Bangladesh free of discrimination.

Prime Minister’s Defence Adviser Brigadier General (Retd) A K M Shamsul Islam visited the Survey of Bangladesh in Tejgaon, Dhaka, on Tuesday, where Director General Brigadier General Mohammad Azizur Rouf received him. During the visit, he was briefed on national map production and updates, international boundary surveys, geospatial data collection, satellite-image analysis and digital elevation model preparation.

The adviser said accurate and updated maps are an important foundation for development planning, infrastructure construction, disaster management, border management and national security. He stressed coordination of geospatial information among government institutions and the need for regular updates.

He directed officials to expand the use of surveying and geospatial knowledge in training, examine the potential for locally developed digital mapping applications, and regularly collect and analyse updated information on geostrategically important areas. He also instructed that digital elevation models for Dhaka and Chattogram be completed within four months, followed by work in Sylhet and Cumilla. The information was released in an ISPR press statement.

Bangladesh’s National Citizen Party, or NCP, alleged that its convoy was attacked after a July Awakening March in Habiganj on Tuesday evening. The confrontation occurred around the town’s Thana Mor and Sadar Hospital areas, involving chasing, counter-chasing and brick throwing. NCP said at least 20 people were injured, including its northern region chief organiser Sarjis Alam and district member secretary Mahbubur Rahman Mubin, while vehicles carrying party members were vandalised.

NCP Habiganj convener Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal alleged that Chhatra Dal activists attacked as central leaders Nasiruddin Patwary and Sarjis Alam were returning to the Circuit House after a rally. Alam said several activists suffered broken hands and head injuries, Mubin’s hand was broken after he was beaten with a rod, and one person sustained an eye injury. He also alleged another attack occurred outside the hospital while injured people were being taken there.

Habiganj district Chhatra Dal president Shah Rajib Ahmed Ringon denied involvement by Chhatra Dal or BNP members, saying he had heard angry people had chased the group over alleged indecent remarks. Patwary, Alam and others took shelter inside Sonali Bank and were later surrounded. Police calmed the crowd and rescued them at 8pm, taking them to the Circuit House.

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi sharply criticized the decision to assign Prahlad Joshi additional charge of the education ministry. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament on July 28, Gandhi alleged that the BJP had given the education portfolio to a person who had previously supported rapists. He said the appointment came while many young people and students were protesting over the education system.

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also raised the issue in the Lok Sabha. She said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made education minister a person who supported the decision to release convicts in the rape of a pregnant woman. According to Priyanka Gandhi, the appointment sends a clear message to millions of women in the country.

Joshi supported in 2018 the premature release of 11 people serving life sentences in the gang rape of Bilkis Bano and the killing of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots. He said they had spent a long time in prison and were eligible for release under the law, citing good conduct. India’s Supreme Court cancelled the remission order in 2024, saying the authority lacked legal jurisdiction.

Jagannath University Proctor Professor Mohammad Nasir Uddin warned that the banned Chhatra League would not be allowed to conduct any activity around the university campus. He made the remarks on July 28 at an discussion and prize-giving event held at the university’s central auditorium by the Jagannath University branch of Jatiya Chhatra Shakti. He also made harsh remarks addressed to Sheikh Hasina.

Speaking at the event titled “July Mass Uprising: From Spark to Continuing Revolution,” Nasir Uddin said the revolution was not over and its spirit must be maintained. He claimed that some banned organisations were attempting to resume organisational activity in different parts of the country. He said no one would be allowed to carry out such activity around Jagannath University, regardless of how many people came.

The proctor said people still involved in banned politics should learn from past mistakes, adding that the university community would resist attempts to create instability on campus. NCP convener Nahid Islam attended as chief guest, while Treasurer Professor Dr Sabina Sharmeen was a special guest. Teachers, students, student union representatives, and family members of July uprising martyrs and injured people also attended.

Jatiya Ganatantrik Party, or Jagpa, Vice-President and spokesperson Rashed Prodhan alleged that ruling BNP leaders received contractual appointments to Grade-2 senior posts at 11 important government agencies and corporations. He made the allegation as chief guest at a Jubo Jagpa discussion meeting in Paltan, Dhaka, on Tuesday, according to a report published on July 28, 2026.

Prodhan described the alleged appointments as authoritarian and unprecedented, saying the placement of so many political leaders in top bureaucratic positions would open the way for unlimited corruption in public institutions. He said the moves amounted to turning the state machinery into a party office and alleged that the government had shown BNP, rather than Bangladesh, was its priority.

He also alleged that BNP began betraying the nation by failing to form a constitutional reform council while disregarding the referendum mandate. Prodhan called for an “inevitable revolution” and said the BNP government had no right to remain in power if the referendum mandate was not implemented. The meeting was chaired by Jubo Jagpa President Nazrul Islam Bablu and moderated by General Secretary Engineer Sirajul Islam.

The National Citizen Party (NCP) held a march and post-march rally in Azmiriganj, Habiganj, on Tuesday under its announced programme. Speaking as chief guest at the Central Shaheed Minar, NCP chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary said the party would continue to love the people until it received their love. He said NCP leaders and activists would go door to door and visit every union to hear residents’ problems and work toward solutions.

Patwary called on people to unite against occupiers amid the current political situation. Addressing the BNP, he said it should learn from its past popularity and organisational discipline and play a responsible role. He criticised the standard of public services, saying necessary treatment was not being ensured at Azmiriganj উপজেলা Health Complex, while alleging irregularities and corruption in government institutions. He said Azmiriganj remained deprived of desired development.

NCP chief organiser Sarjis Alam alleged power disruptions at locations hosting the party’s programmes, including Azmiriganj, and urged party activists to remain accountable to the public. Hundreds of activists joined the 11am march from different unions before the noon rally. Leaders later sought public support for Azmiriganj NCP convenor Kamal Ahmed as the party’s candidate in the upcoming উপজেলা Parishad election.