Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain said the July Revolution of 2024 was an eruption of long-standing anger against autocracy. He made the remarks as chief guest at a discussion marking July Mass Uprising Day 2026 at the Health and Family Welfare Ministry’s conference room at the Secretariat on August 5.

The minister described the July mass revolution as a unique symbol of national achievement, alongside the Language Movement of 1952, the 1969 mass uprising, the Liberation War of 1971 and the anti-autocracy movement of 1990. He said public resentment had accumulated since 2009 because of alleged repression, enforced disappearances, killings, corruption, money laundering and political persecution under the then government. He said the nation would remember those killed or injured in the uprising with respect.

Hossain pledged to build a corruption-free Health Ministry and ensure quality healthcare for ordinary people. Health Secretary Md. Kamruzzaman Chowdhury said the July movement expressed public opposition to fascism and a desire for a representative, well-governed administration. Officials from the ministry and related directorates attended the discussion.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman checked on the health of Mitu, a fighter injured in the July mass uprising, at an event in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital on August 5, 2026. Mitu joined the programme directly from a hospital bed as the July Uprising Day event was held. The prime minister called Mitu over and spoke with the injured fighter.

Rahman asked about Mitu’s physical condition and the progress of treatment. He also expressed respect for Mitu’s courage and sacrifice during the July mass uprising. Mitu, who was injured in the July uprising of twenty-four, remains under treatment and attended the event as an invited guest despite ongoing illness.

Earlier, the prime minister formally inaugurated the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum. He later attended a discussion meeting titled “July 36.” The meeting between the prime minister and Mitu created an emotional atmosphere among those present at the event.

Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis Ameer Allama Mamunul Haque’s new book, “Why Is July Our Struggle?”, was launched on Thursday at 3pm at the Darul Khilafah auditorium, the party’s central office. Haque chaired the unveiling event and said the book explains why his group supported July, continues to support it, and must remain on its side. He said their position in favor of July was uncompromising and allowed no room for flexibility.

The book examines Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis’s political position surrounding the July mass uprising, as well as the referendum, constitutional reform, the role of Islamists, and contemporary political realities. Haque expressed strong anger over what he described as attempts by some people to weaken the contribution and aspirations of the Qawmi ulema community in the July revolution. He also said the strongest reason his party did not form an alliance with BNP in the previous election was BNP’s position against July.

NCP spokesperson Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan said July’s history was being altered and that the July Museum had been inaugurated in a distorted form, making documentation necessary. Writer and researcher Musa Al Hafiz called the book among the leading written works by people involved in the July mass uprising. He said all sides connected to July should accept it as a textbook on the subject.

Family members of three people killed by gunfire during the July mass uprising in Bhanga, Faridpur, have expressed anger over what they describe as neglect. The families of child Abdul Ahad, Khalid Saifullah and Tamim Shikdar said no floral tributes were placed at the three martyrs’ memorials on August 5, Mass Uprising Day, and that they were not invited to government or political events.

Upazila administration officials said members of the martyr families were invited guests at an event at the deputy commissioner’s office. However, no flowers or tributes were offered at the graves of the three martyrs in Bhanga. Sources said no family member was invited to an 11 a.m. upazila administration discussion on the significance of the July mass uprising.

Abdul Ahad’s uncle, Mokhlesur Rahman, said the family received an invitation to the deputy commissioner’s event but was not contacted by the upazila administration or other organizations. He demanded justice for Ahad’s killing and a reinvestigation after police submitted a final report identifying the accused as unknown. Local BNP president Khondkar Iqbal Hossain Selim said the party’s discussion meeting was postponed due to severe weather.

Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry expressed strong anger and deep concern after Sheikh Hasina, described in the source as a fugitive in India and sentenced to death for crimes against humanity, was allowed to take part in a live media exchange in New Delhi. In a statement reported on August 6, the ministry said Hasina and her associates made abusive remarks against the Bangladeshi state and its people during the event.

The ministry said Bangladesh had previously conveyed concerns to the Indian government about the event’s possible negative consequences, but permission was still granted. It called the appearance on Indian soil an affront to Bangladesh’s sovereignty and a serious disrespect to those killed in the July Revolution, as the country marked its second anniversary.

The statement said Hasina and her associates were trying unsuccessfully to reverse history by denying killings of unarmed civilians, including children, in July and August 2024. Bangladesh said it has made multiple requests for Hasina’s return under the 2013 Bangladesh-India extradition treaty without receiving a response. It said Dhaka seeks constructive relations with India based on sovereign equality, mutual respect, non-interference and national dignity.

US President Donald Trump said he wants to reach an agreement with Iran rather than enter a military conflict. Speaking at a public event in Las Vegas on August 6, 2026, Trump said successful ongoing talks between Washington and Tehran could avert a possible US military attack on Iran. “I want to make a deal with Iran. I don’t want to kill people,” he said.

Vice President JD Vance said the negotiations with Iran are complicated and will take time, but expressed confidence that an agreement can eventually be reached. In an interview with Fox News, he said such a deal would be positive for the American people. Vance also said oil was probably at $79 and that prices would fall and remain low.

Vance said Iran would never be allowed to possess nuclear weapons and that the process would put the United States in a stronger position. He acknowledged that negotiations remain underway and said it would be inappropriate to assess the final outcome in advance. He added that the United States would use every available means, including military, economic and diplomatic measures, to reach the desired resolution.

Jatiya Chhatra Shakti's Jagannath University unit held a protest march and rally at the university's main gate on August 5, demanding six measures including the permanent expulsion of those involved in clashes between Chhatra Dal and other student groups. The organisation alleged that Chhatra Dal attacked its members with encouragement from the university administration. Demonstrators carried banners and chanted slogans during the programme.

Unit president Shahin Mia said more than 60 students and activists from different organisations were injured in the previous day's attack, including general secretary Ferdous Sheikh, organiser Jabir Khan, and JAKSU GS-AGS members. He said students had sought to raise demands, including a second campus, before the UGC chairman at an administration-organised event on the July uprising, but were obstructed by the administration.

General secretary Ferdous Sheikh alleged that both the administration and Chhatra Dal were involved. The six demands include identifying and permanently expelling attackers, building temporary accommodation within seven acres, handing second-campus construction to the army, banning dishonest student politics, ensuring student safety, and reopening campus and academic activities from the following day.

BNP leaders welcomed Awami League leader Abdur Rahim Mia with flowers at a union BNP organisational meeting in Jhalokathi on Tuesday afternoon. The event took place at the Kirtipasha Union Parishad meeting room, where Mia later appeared seated on the stage beside BNP leaders. The incident sparked discussion and criticism on social media.

Mia is vice-president of the Kirtipasha Union Awami League and chairman of the Union Parishad. Sadar Upazila BNP president SM Ejaz Hasan and general secretary Md Khokon Mallik were among the BNP leaders who welcomed him. Kirtipasha Union BNP president Anisuzzaman Chapal and general secretary Shariful Haque Mia were also present.

Addressing the matter, Sadar Upazila BNP president Professor Ejaz Hasan said Rahim Mia had not been taken into the party. He also claimed that reports saying Mia was joining the BNP were incorrect. The report did not provide comments from Mia or any further information about actions following the social media reaction.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said Mir Kashem Ali told him he returned to the country because his son would otherwise be taken away. Ahmed made the remarks on Wednesday afternoon at a reception and discussion programme for July martyrs’ families and July fighters at the China Friendship Conference Centre in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka. He said Mir Kashem Ali was his friend and that they had served time together in Kashimpur prison.

Ahmed said he listened carefully to people who voiced protests at the event and recalled the contribution of those who coordinated the July movement from the front and behind the scenes. He said the movement might have been organized more effectively if the prime minister had not remained in exile for a long time. According to him, much of the field leadership was jailed, forcibly disappeared or in hiding, yet unified public resistance brought down what he called one of history’s worst autocracies.

Referring to his own detention, Ahmed said he spent 61 days in Aynaghar and that no person could remain there even for 24 hours. He said autocracy had destroyed families as well as individuals. Calling for unity, he warned that if people begin asking who owns July, it will belong to no one. He said the July uprising resulted from long preparation, sacrifice and struggle and must not be partisanized.

Khelafat Majlis Ameer Maulana Abdul Basit Azad demanded the immediate implementation of the July National Charter in line with the referendum verdict. He made the call on August 5, 2026, at a pre-rally gathering outside the National Press Club in Dhaka marking the second anniversary of the July mass uprising. He described the 2024 uprising as an irresistible awakening of students and citizens aimed at safeguarding Bangladesh’s independence and sovereignty and building a discrimination-free country.

Azad alleged that the government, despite being the biggest beneficiary of the uprising, was reluctant to implement the charter. He said the majority verdict in favour of reforming the fundamental structure of the constitution was being ignored. He called reluctance to fully implement the charter after signing it a betrayal and demanded trials of fascist forces and swift execution of verdicts against fugitive convicts.

Party Secretary General Dr Ahmad Abdul Kader called for effective action against violence, extortion and partisan dominance on campuses. He urged authorities not to follow past fascist and authoritarian practices against opposition parties and views. The gathering ended with a procession from the National Press Club that went through Paltan intersection and concluded near the Bijoynagar water tank area.

Reserved-seat Member of Parliament Sultana Jesmin Jui called for using the achievements of July to advance Bangladesh’s overall development in Nazirpur, Pirojpur. Speaking as chief guest at a reception for July fighters and discussion meeting marking July Mass Uprising Day 2026, she urged people to unite and work toward fulfilling the movement’s core objectives. The event, organised by the upazila administration, was held at 11am on 5 August at the Upazila Agricultural Training Hallroom.

Jui said she wanted to develop Nazirpur into a model upazila. Referring to corruption in past LGED projects, she said Pirojpur’s image had been damaged and called for moving beyond that stigma. Describing Nazirpur as her own area, where her father’s grave, family and relatives are located, she said she wanted to live and work there. She also sought cooperation for the rapid repair of damaged local roads.

The meeting was chaired by UNO Sajia Shahnaz Tama and included representatives of Jamaat-e-Islami, BNP, family planning and police. BNP also held a rally and gathering the same day, with Jui as chief guest. Speakers paid tribute to July uprising martyrs and urged united work for democracy, voting rights and people’s rights.

Online activist Sadiqur Rahman Khan criticised the role of people responding to BNP leaders’ calls in a Facebook post on Wednesday evening. The comments were reported by Amar Desh Online in an article published on August 5, 2026. He argued that those who came at BNP leaders’ calls had never compelled Sheikh Hasina to flee.

Khan referred to a call by Tarique Rahman and said 1 million people came to Dhaka on October 28, but alleged that they left within 10 minutes after police blew whistles. He questioned whether leaders or activists fled first and how such a large crowd could leave so quickly. He said BNP had issued one-point calls over 17 years without gaining public response.

He also said Nahid Islam’s one-point demand on August 3 led to the government’s moral collapse, while Asif Mahmud called for the occupation of Dhaka on August 4. Khan claimed that people took control of Dhaka’s streets with sticks on August 5 and that more than 200 people were martyred. He named Nahid, Asif, Hasnat and Akhtar as July leaders and alleged that documentaries were being used to distort that history.

In a personal account published by Amar Desh on August 5, 2026, author Sibgatullah describes what he says was a strategy to direct the 2024 July movement in Dhaka toward Ganabhaban. He writes that, after reviewing protest routes and confrontation sites across the capital following July 21, he concluded the movement needed a single destination. In his account, that destination was Ganabhaban.

The author portrays the movement as a collective response to 17 years of alleged injustice and repression. He cites the labeling of protesting students as “Razakar” on the night of July 14, alleged attacks by police and Chhatra League on July 15, and the use of tear gas and sound grenades at a campus gathering on July 17. He says reports of deaths and injuries between July 18 and 21 intensified the need to change tactics.

He says a core team worked on a map and plan centered on Ganabhaban. According to his account, the August 3 “one-point” declaration at Shaheed Minar created the opportunity to implement it. He says programmes announced for August 4 and 5 aimed to surround Ganabhaban, and that millions began marching there after breaking barricades on August 5.

Cockroach Janata Party, or CJP, says it will work as a pressure group rather than enter electoral politics for now amid India’s current situation. Founder Abhijit Deepke made the announcement before a core team meeting in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, on Wednesday. He said the organisation has no immediate plan to form a political party and instead aims to build a grassroots social movement.

The meeting is expected to discuss declining public trust in institutions such as the media and judiciary, as well as rising unemployment and ethanol-blended fuel. Chief spokesperson Saurav Das said activist Sonam Wangchuk would serve as the group’s mentor or adviser. Deepke said accountability was needed in the judiciary, politics, media and Election Commission because people had lost trust in those institutions.

CJP says it is discussing with the government the withdrawal of cases filed against students who joined its recent protests against exam paper leaks and other irregularities. It is also providing legal and medical assistance to injured students. Leaders will review the recent movement, expand the organisation at the grassroots level and finalise future plans. Deepke also said CJP would support students protesting alleged irregularities in government job examinations in Jharkhand.

Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmed criticized the Awami League at a reception and discussion meeting marking July Uprising Day at the China Friendship Conference Center in Dhaka on August 5. Speaking as chief guest, he said the party had shown no remorse after what he described as injustice, killings, disappearances, money laundering, torture and incidents such as the Aynaghar. He said the party had spoken of returning to the country in December and that they would meet on the streets if it did.

Referring to his political life, Ahmed said he fought in the Liberation War at age 27 and would fight another war for Bangladesh at age 82 if necessary. He said he would work to make the rule of the people and democracy permanent in Bangladesh. Recalling that he was injured in the 1971 war, he said he had not fought to see such a Bangladesh.

Ahmed called July's history a history of pride and praised the courage of people such as Abu Sayeed. Addressing July fighters, he said they might not receive everything but would receive respect from the government. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Jamaat secretary general Mia Golam Parwar, political leaders, diplomatic representatives and families of July movement martyrs attended.