In an opinion article published by Amar Desh on August 5, 2026, editor Mahmudur Rahman reviewed what he described as Sheikh Hasina’s three departures from Bangladesh and her past returns. Marking the date as a day of liberation, he referred to her departure on August 5, 2024, and alleged that Delhi had been involved in each episode.

Rahman discussed Hasina’s return to Bangladesh in 1981, her trip to London during the 2007 one-eleven administration, and her subsequent return. The article contains his allegations and assessments about India, military figures from that period, political actors, Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman. It also presents his view that the one-eleven period was intended to weaken the BNP and bring the Awami League to power.

The writer outlined three scenarios under which Hasina could return: an India-Bangladesh understanding, severe domestic disorder, or an India-aligned military coup. He argued that these possibilities were weak under current conditions. Rahman called for unity among the BNP, Jamaat, NCP and July movement participants, while urging political rivals not to turn competition into personal or party hostility.

In a commentary published by Amar Desh on August 5, 2026, writer Minar Rashid describes the July revolution as an expression of young people’s demand for equal rights, a discrimination-free society and democracy in Bangladesh. He argues that the 1971 independence war and the July revolution of 2024 are not opposing events, but complementary or successive struggles rooted in opposition to inequality.

Rashid says differences and political competition among forces supporting July are normal features of democracy, provided they do not become destructive to institutions, vindictive or violent. He cites BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi’s warning about divisions and argues that independent, morally credible and fearless people are needed to represent long-term national interests beyond party identities.

The article presents the revolution’s central achievement not as a change of government but as a mental and political awakening among a generation. It says Generation Z has demonstrated concern for the state, independence, justice and civic dignity. Rashid further argues that lasting and effective democracy would require political reform alongside moral and intellectual renewal.

The government website of the Adamdighi উপজেলা Social Services Office in Bogura was still displaying photographs of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and former Prime Minister Hasina, according to a report published on August 4, 2026. The images remained visible on the office website under the Bangladesh National Web Portal until 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The issue prompted discussion among local residents, with some sharing screenshots on Facebook.

One image on the website showed উপজেলা Social Services Officer Al-Amin seated at his designated office position. Several people, including Chhatianagram Union Parishad member Mohsin Ali, were standing to his right holding money, while the two portraits were visible in the background. Locals alleged that information and images on government websites needed updating after the political change in 2024, but many had not been updated.

Santahar City Press Club General Secretary Aminul Islam Sohag called the prolonged display of old images or information an administrative lapse and urged a prompt update. Al-Amin said the website had not been updated because there was no office assistant, adding that he could remove the image himself if necessary. Upazila Nirbahi Officer Masuma Begum said the matter would be reviewed and necessary changes made quickly.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, in a message issued on August 4 ahead of July Mass Uprising Day, described the August 5, 2024 uprising as a historic victory that ended more than a decade and a half of fascist rule and restored people’s democratic rights. He called for preserving, at any cost, the national unity forged through the sacrifice of those killed in the movement.

Rahman said the government he described as fascist was forced to flee the country in the face of the uprising, and that the day is being observed nationally as July Mass Uprising Day. He said the BNP, other anti-fascist political parties and dissenting people had faced repression, disappearances, killings, attacks and cases over many years. He also referred to former BNP lawmaker Ilias Ali and commissioner Chowdhury Alam among people who remain missing.

The prime minister said thousands were killed and at least 30,000 injured during the July-August uprising. He urged efforts toward political and economic empowerment, equality, human dignity and social justice to build a democratic Bangladesh. He also said differing views should not turn into hostility and called for preventing any return of authoritarianism, fascism, extremism or militancy.

A rally and discussion meeting commemorating the July movement of 2024 was held in Baksiganj, Jamalpur. Organised by July Oikya Baksiganj, the programme recalled the movement and paid tribute to those killed. The rally began from the Baksiganj উপজেলা complex at about 3:30pm on Tuesday.

The procession travelled through major roads of the উপজেলা and ended in front of Ulfatunnnessa Girls High School, where the discussion meeting took place. Chhatra Dal member secretary Md Bayezid Alamin chaired the event, while Gono Odhikar Parishad president Shahriar Ahmed Sumon moderated it.

Speakers included freedom fighter commander Nawshed Ali, municipal Jamaat president Abdul Matin, Sarkar Russell, Saad Ahmed Raju and Chhatra Shibir president Rezuanul Haque Siddique, along with leaders from political groups and July Oikya organisations. Family members of two martyrs killed during the July movement also attended. Speakers said the victims' sacrifice would remain memorable in the country's political history and stressed presenting the movement's history accurately to future generations. The programme ended with prayers for the martyrs and for the speedy recovery of those injured.

Jagannath University’s teachers’ organisation, the White Panel, has strongly condemned and expressed concern over a clash involving Chhatra Dal and Shibir at a discussion meeting marking the second anniversary of the July mass uprising. The condemnation was issued in a statement signed by White Panel president Professor Dr Md Azam Khan on August 4.

According to the statement, the university had arranged a discussion meeting, photography exhibition and prize-giving ceremony for “July Mass Uprising Day-2026.” University Grants Commission Chairman Professor Dr Mamun Ahmed, along with the vice-chancellors of Dhaka Central University and Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, attended the programme.

The White Panel alleged that shortly after the event began, several Jagannath University Central Students’ Union members and other students attempted to enter the auditorium without permission and display placards. It said the proctorial body and personnel assigned to maintain discipline tried to stop them, but they continued. The statement said the incident later led to scuffles and chase-counterchase, injuring several students.

Human rights organization Odhikar has voiced deep concern over several provisions of the “Prevention and Remedies for Enforced Disappearance Act, 2026,” approved by the cabinet on August 3. In a statement reported on August 4, the group said victims of disappearance and their families could face greater legal complications and risks if the law is passed in its current form. It urged the government to amend the legislation before presenting it to parliament.

Odhikar objected particularly to Section 14, which assigns police responsibility for investigating disappearance allegations against law-enforcement agencies. The organization argued that police investigations into an accused force would not likely be impartial or fair in Bangladesh’s context, potentially creating bias and facilitating impunity for law-enforcement personnel. It said police did not accept general diary complaints in disappearance cases during the previous fascist government.

The group also criticized Section 21, which allows up to five years of rigorous imprisonment for a complainant if an allegation is found false by a court following investigation. Odhikar said the provision could deter victims and families from seeking legal remedy. It called for an independent National Human Rights Commission or a special disappearance investigation commission to handle such inquiries.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and parliamentary opposition leader Dr Shafiqur Rahman extended greetings to Bangladeshis at home and abroad ahead of the historic August 5 “July Mass Uprising Day.” In a message sent to the media on August 4, he said the spontaneous student movement had eventually become a one-point movement seeking Sheikh Hasina’s fall.

He alleged that orders were given for indiscriminate firing on students and the public to suppress the movement. He said Sheikh Hasina left for India with senior party leaders and ministers and members of parliament in the face of the mass uprising on August 5, 2024. According to his statement, this ended more than 16 and a half years of dictatorship, oppression and fascist rule.

Rahman claimed that about 1,500 people were killed and around 30,000 seriously injured during the movement, with several thousand losing limbs or eyesight. He remembered Abu Sayeed, Mughdho and Wasim among those killed. He said the martyrs’ blood debt could be partly repaid by building a discrimination-free, fully democratic, humane Bangladesh based on good governance and social justice.

Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu said the July student-public uprising was the final expression of 17 years of accumulated anger, deprivation and sustained struggle. Speaking to Amar Desh at the Secretariat on Tuesday, he said the mass uprising ended an authoritarian rule on August 5 and prompted hopes for a new Bangladesh.

Dulu said the movement began as a quota protest by general students but expanded into a wider mobilisation of the public, farmers, workers and other groups because of the government’s rigid and harsh response. He cited alleged repression, disappearances and killings of BNP activists, and said Khaleda Zia’s imprisonment and Tarique Rahman’s guidance contributed to sustaining the movement. He also described deaths linked to the movement in Lalmonirhat and among people from the district working in Dhaka.

The minister said state institutions had become fragile because of nepotism and corruption, making structural reform or “state repair” a central need. He referred to BNP’s 31-point reform proposal and said it would be implemented if the party received a public mandate. He also called for respect for those killed, treatment for people left disabled, political restraint, mutual respect and adherence to the public mandate.

Islami Chhatra Andolon Bangladesh condemned alleged attacks, clashes and violence involving activists of Chhatra Dal and Chhatra Shibir at educational institutions across Bangladesh. In a joint statement issued on the afternoon of August 4, central president Muntachir Ahmad and secretary general Sultan Mahmud called for an end to terrorist politics on campuses. They cited incidents at Dhaka College, Dhaka Alia, Begum Rokeya University and Jagannath University, among other institutions.

The organisation alleged that Chhatra Dal attacked Dhaka College branch vice-president Raisul Islam, other responsible activists and general students. It also alleged that Chhatra Shibir vandalised rooms of responsible activists at a Dhaka Alia hall. The leaders said educational institutions should be places for learning, morality and healthy political development, where attacks, domination and displays of weapons are unacceptable.

They said students had expected safe, peaceful campuses open to expression in the post-July period, but recent clashes, attacks and weapon displays had disappointed those expectations. The group demanded impartial investigations into all attacks, identification of those involved and exemplary punishment. It also urged all student organisations to act responsibly to ensure tolerance, mutual respect and a peaceful political environment on campuses.

National Citizen Party-NCP convener and opposition chief whip Md Nahid Islam alleged that educational institutions are again being turned into havens for violence, with attempts underway to seize halls, control campuses and establish dominance. He made the remarks on Tuesday at a discussion in Siraj Convention Center, Aftabnagar, marking the second anniversary of the July Revolution, organized by Jatiya Chhatra Shakti’s combined private university branch.

Islam said representatives of Jagannath University’s student union and Chhatra Shakti leaders had been attacked. He alleged that Chhatra Dal and what he called its violent groups were trying to take control of Dhaka College, Dhaka Alia Madrasa and other institutions. He also said that Alif, described as their brother, had his eye gouged out in Habiganj.

He urged the government to learn from the past, avoid conflict with students, allow them to study without disruption, preserve democratic practices in institutions and create employment. Islam praised private university students’ role in the July Revolution, calling for recognition and documentation of their sacrifices. He said the government had taken no initiative regarding private universities.

Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal president Rakibul Islam Rakib accused senior leaders of Islami Chhatra Shibir of advising attacks while being occupied with alleged “women scandals.” He made the remarks in a Facebook post on Tuesday night, following clashes involving student groups at Jagannath University.

In his post, Rakib alleged that Shibir activists carried out an armed campus attack at night with a Jamaat parliamentary candidate and others, and held open armed displays. He questioned whether such conduct represented what he described as their Islamic and honest governance. The source presents these statements as Rakib’s allegations.

On Tuesday, activists of Chhatra Dal, Islami Chhatra Shibir and Chhatra Shakti clashed at Jagannath University. Several people were injured, including activists from the three student organisations, university students and several journalists. The source did not provide further details on the cause of the clashes or responses from the groups named in Rakib’s post.

Clashes and tensions involving Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Islami Chhatra Shibir were reported on August 4 at Jagannath University, Dhaka Alia Madrasa, Dhaka College and Begum Rokeya University. The report said more than 150 activists from both sides were injured. At Jagannath University, violence spread around an event attended by the University Grants Commission chairman, while two cocktail explosions were heard during clashes at Dhaka College.

At Jagannath University, pushing followed an attempt to enter the event venue with placards, and confrontations later spread to several locations. Shibir and JAKSU representatives alleged Chhatra Dal attacked them, while Chhatra Dal alleged Shibir and JAKSU were trying to create instability. Shibir also alleged attacks on injured activists seeking treatment at National Medical College Hospital. The university administration condemned the incident, announced an inquiry committee and said police had been deployed.

About 50 people were reported injured at Dhaka Alia Madrasa, where police were deployed. At Dhaka College, at least 20 Shibir and 10 Chhatra Dal activists were reported injured after a dispute over event banners. At Begum Rokeya University, authorities barred outsiders and vehicles from campus and deployed additional police after earlier clashes and a Chhatra Dal sit-in.

India has denied organising or endorsing former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s planned virtual address, scheduled for Wednesday in New Delhi. Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said Tuesday that the government had “no involvement whatsoever” and that the event was being arranged by a private media entity. Hasina is due to appear by videolink at an event hosted by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia, alongside her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and other speakers.

Bangladesh had asked New Delhi to clarify its position, warning that political activity by Hasina and other Awami League leaders could harm bilateral relations. M Humayun Kabir, adviser to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, met India’s high commissioner in Dhaka on Monday to protest the event and urged cooperation in preventing political activity from Indian territory.

Bangladesh on Tuesday barred local media from airing Hasina’s speech, citing laws restricting publication and broadcast of her statements and messages. The Awami League condemned the ban as an effort to intimidate journalists, while Hasina aide Abu Obaidha Arin said the event would proceed. Dhaka continues to seek Hasina’s extradition from India.

Barishal-6 MP and freedom fighter Abul Hossain Khan called for mosque imams and muezzins to be appointed on merit rather than party considerations at a meeting in Bakerganj, Barishal. The discussion with imams, muezzins and khadems from different mosques in the upazila was held Tuesday afternoon at the Bakerganj municipal auditorium, chaired by Upazila Nirbahi Officer Milton Chandra Pal.

Speaking as chief guest, Khan said religious education should be expanded alongside modern education. He said religious education has no alternative in establishing morality, human values and social discipline. He urged appointments to be based on qualifications, honesty and religious knowledge, and said religious institutions should remain free from political influence.

Khan said an imam’s role extends beyond leading prayers to promoting morality, humanity and correct Islamic teachings in society. He added that religious leaders can help foster peace, harmony and social awareness. Expanding religious education is essential to protect younger generations from moral decline, he said. The meeting was moderated by Upazila BNP leader Mizanur Rahman Chunnu and attended by several local BNP and Olama Dal figures.