A commentary published by Amar Desh on August 5, 2026 recounts the August 5, 2024 uprising, Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and her departure from Bangladesh. It says student and public marches spread through Dhaka and other parts of the country that day. According to the report, celebrations began in Dhaka and nationwide after news of Hasina’s departure emerged around 2:30 p.m.

The report presents the quota-reform movement as the catalyst for a broader public uprising. It describes participation by university, college and school students, as well as workers, teachers, lawyers, artists and other professionals. It cites a United Nations figure of 1,400 deaths, more than 550 people losing eyesight, and about 30,000 people suffering physical injuries.

Citing statements made during tribunal hearings, the article says government and military-level meetings on August 4 and 5 discussed controlling the situation. Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said at 4 p.m. that the prime minister had resigned and that an interim government would be formed. The report further says Hasina left for India with her sister Sheikh Rehana aboard an air force C-130 aircraft.

Chittagong Medical University held prayers, a milad gathering, special supplications and a discussion meeting to remember those who sacrificed their lives in the July uprising, marking July Uprising Day 2026. The event took place on Tuesday in the university seminar room, where participants prayed for the martyrs’ forgiveness, the swift recovery of those injured, and the country’s peace, development and prosperity.

The special prayers were led by Md Saiful Islam, an office assistant-cum-computer operator at the university. Assistant Registrar Md Alauddin presented a documentary on the July uprising. Teachers, officers and employees remembered the martyrs with deep respect and paid tribute to their sacrifices.

Speakers at the discussion said the martyrs’ sacrifices would remain a unique example in the struggle to establish democratic aspirations, justice and human values. They expressed hope that the sacrifices would inspire younger generations toward patriotism, responsibility and the ideal of justice. Earlier, on July 20, the university held another discussion and awarded “Revolutionary Honor” to Md Shafiul Alam, father of martyred Wasim, and injured July fighter Alif Uddin Rubel.

The Jagannath University unit of the Socialist Students’ Front condemned clashes involving Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Islami Chhatra Shibir at Jagannath University and other educational institutions. In a press release signed by office secretary Toukir Ahmed on Tuesday night, the group demanded an end to terror and violence on campuses, security for all students, and legal action against those involved in the clashes.

The release said clashes at Jagannath University on Tuesday followed confrontations between the two student groups at Dhaka University and Begum Rokeya University over the previous two days. It also alleged that activists, including Jagannath University unit president Ivan Tahsib, were attacked after the Socialist Students’ Front brought out a procession protesting assaults and campus occupation.

The organization described the conflict as a manifestation of long-standing undemocratic political practices and said ordinary students were its main victims. It blamed the clashes for a fearful environment at campuses, criticized what it called the administration’s indifferent role, and said campuses should not be closed on the pretext of the ongoing situation.

After repeated clashes between Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Islami Chhatra Shibir, several hundred Chhatra Dal and Jubo Dal activists entered the Allama Kashgari Hall at Government Madrasa-e-Alia in Bakshibazar, Dhaka, on Tuesday evening. The report said they vandalised several rooms and locked the gate after Shibir activists left the area around 6pm. An allegation was also made that principal Mohammad Obaidul Haque was assaulted.

Witnesses said both sides threw bricks, chased each other and were involved in seven to eight cocktail explosions from the afternoon. Shibir claimed about 25 of its activists were injured, including a worker named Fuad who received 12 stitches to his head. Chhatra Dal leader Saad Chowdhury claimed more than 30 Chhatra Dal activists were injured, with two Chhatra Dal and Jubo Dal members in serious condition.

Chhatra Dal leader Md Ibrahim said the hall was locked for students' safety and would be reopened once conditions improved. Shibir leader Abdul Alim alleged that Chhatra Dal activists took students' PCs, laptops and other belongings, vandalised rooms and discarded clothes. Police initially failed to control the situation because of limited personnel, but later increased their presence.

Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and opposition chief whip, greeted Bangladeshis on 5 August 2026 for the second anniversary of the July Revolution. In a statement, he described 5 August as an unforgettable day in national history and a symbol of the people of the Bengal delta's long history of struggle, sacrifice, pride and victory.

Islam referred to historical struggles from resistance to colonial rule through the 1971 Liberation War. He said a just and accountable state system had not been fully established after independence. He alleged that shootings during the quota reform movement led to a broad resistance involving students and people from multiple professions, resulting in the fall of what he called a Bakshali force. He said 1,400 people were killed and 30,000 injured.

He said the changes sought by those killed had not materialized because of political leaders' lack of cooperation since 5 August, and that ordinary people had not regained relief after two years. Islam criticized alleged party politicization, opposition to reforms, excessive centralization of power and administrative inefficiency. He urged the government to implement reforms in line with the public mandate in a referendum, avoid politics of terrorism and occupation, and ensure swift justice for all mass killings, including those of 2024.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has condemned and protested alleged attacks by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal on students at Jagannath University, Dhaka College, Dhaka Alia Madrasa and Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur. In a statement sent to media on Tuesday, party Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar raised the allegations. The report said the Begum Rokeya University incident occurred on the night of August 3, while the other incidents were cited on Tuesday.

Porwar alleged that elected student union vice presidents, executive members, Islami Chhatra Shibir officials and general students were targeted. He said Chhatra Dal carried out an armed attack on Chhatra Shibir members and journalists at Jagannath University, and alleged that injured students were struck with bats and rods after going to National Medical College Hospital for treatment. He questioned the role of the university administration and law-enforcement agencies.

Jamaat called on relevant university authorities and law-enforcement agencies to identify those accused of the attacks and bring them to justice. It also demanded a proper investigation and academic disciplinary action by university administrations. A delegation led by Dhaka Metropolitan South Jamaat chief Md Nurul Islam Bulbul MP visited injured people at Islami Bank Hospital in Kakrail. Bulbul later called for arrests based on footage and exemplary punishment.

Islami Chhatra Shibir has called for visible administrative steps to hand over Jagannath University’s second-campus development work, valued at hundreds of crores of taka, to the army. The organisation made the demand at a protest march in the capital on Tuesday and later at a press conference at its central office in Purana Paltan. It also demanded the arrest and exemplary punishment of those it accused of attacks at Jagannath University, Dhaka College and Dhaka Alia Madrasa.

According to Shibir, students carrying placards on housing shortages and army oversight of the second-campus project were blocked during Jagannath University’s July Mass Uprising Day-2026 event. It alleged that student representatives, journalists and students were attacked. The group said JAKSU Vice President Md Riazul Islam, General Secretary Abdul Alim Arif, Assistant General Secretary Masud Rana, journalists and at least 50 students were seriously injured.

The organisation presented five demands, including arrests using CCTV footage and photographs, accountability for proctorial office officials, and coverage of treatment costs for injured people. It also sought restoration of Dhaka Alia Madrasa hall control to general students and residential security. Shibir announced a mass gathering from the Central Shaheed Minar to Raju Sculpture at 9am on Thursday, where it said further programmes would be announced.

Indian Booker Prize-winning writer Arundhati Roy said a recent two-week movement led by young people under the Kakaroch Janata Party, or CJP, had dealt a major blow to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public image, built over more than two decades. Roy made the remarks on Monday at the India International Centre in Delhi during the launch of the Hindi translation of her book, Meri Maa, Meri Gangster.

Roy said elections are not the only factor in politics and that public movements can quickly shake political narratives and images constructed over many years. She said an image built over 24 years with spending of crores of rupees, and in which some had described Modi as an incarnation of Vishnu, had been broken by the “cockroaches” in two weeks. She described it as a victory bigger than an electoral win.

Roy cautioned that the struggle was not over, saying democratic forces could face harder times if the government retained control of state institutions and power. She urged opposition parties and civil society to unite to protect democratic institutions. She also praised the maturity and responsibility of young participants in the Jantar Mantar movement despite differences of opinion.

The National Citizen Party (NCP), Jatiya Chhatra Shakti and Chattogram Metropolitan BNP held separate programmes in Chattogram ahead of July Mass Uprising Day. On Tuesday morning, NCP and Jatiya Chhatra Shakti activists brought out a rickshaw rally with more than 100 rickshaws from the city’s Panchlaish area. The rally travelled through different roads in the city.

The organisers said the rickshaw rally was arranged to recognise rickshaw pullers’ spontaneous participation and contribution to the August 4 movement. At 3pm, Jatiya Chhatra Shakti held a mass march, where activists chanted slogans demanding justice for the killing of Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi and displayed his photograph. Chattogram metropolitan convenor Mir Shoaib and member secretary Arif Moinuddin led the programme.

Also at 3pm, Chattogram Metropolitan BNP brought out a mass march from the Jamiatul Falah National Mosque premises. Participants included Chattogram-10 MP Sayeed Al Noman, Chattogram-9 MP Abu Sufian, Chattogram Parishad administrator Mahbuber Rahman Shamim and metropolitan BNP member secretary Nazimur Rahman. The march called for observing July Mass Uprising Day on August 5 in a festive atmosphere.

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md. Asaduzzaman called for legal rights and services to reach people at their doorsteps, saying paralegals play a crucial role in ensuring access to justice. He made the remarks on Tuesday at the launch of the Friendship Community Paralegal Training Manual at Crowne Plaza Dhaka in Gulshan, organised jointly by the Bangladesh Legal Aid Services Directorate and Friendship.

The minister said paralegal work is not merely a profession but an important public service responsibility. Before becoming a lawyer, he worked as a paralegal to build legal awareness among marginalised communities, giving him direct experience of their role. He praised Friendship's rights-awareness work from Teknaf to Tetulia and from Rupsa to Pathuria as one of the country's leading initiatives.

Asaduzzaman urged development partners to reduce administrative and formal costs so more funding reaches beneficiaries. He also recommended making the manual shorter and more user-friendly through simple language, illustrations and summaries, while covering human rights, fundamental rights, avenues for remedy and relevant institutions. Organisers said the manual will serve as a practical training guide for grassroots paralegals to strengthen skills, expand legal awareness and support public access to justice.

National Nari Shakti member secretary and reserved-seat MP Dr Mahmuda Mitu said violence at Dhaka National Medical Institute Hospital recalled an attack she said Chhatra League carried out there in July 2024. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, she said Chhatra League had entered National Medical and attacked people in the same way.

The reported incident followed clashes involving Chhatra Dal, Shibir and Chhatra Shakti at Jagannath University. Jubo Dal and Chhatra Dal leaders and activists from the Dhaka metropolitan south were reported to have attacked Shibir and Chhatra Shakti leaders receiving treatment in the hospital's emergency department.

The attack took place at about 4:45 pm on Tuesday, according to the report. Before the incident, activists of Chhatra Dal branches at Kabi Nazrul Government College and Government Suhrawardy College arrived in front of the hospital in a joint procession. In her post, Mitu condemned the incident and wrote that the hands of “new Pharaohs” should be destroyed.

Bangladesh’s government has again urged all media outlets not to broadcast or publish any statements by fugitive Sheikh Hasina, who is described in the notice as being in India. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry made the appeal in an information notice released Tuesday. The request covers television, newspapers, online portals and social media.

The notice said the International Crimes Tribunal had previously prohibited media and social platforms from carrying statements by Hasina, described as an accused in the July-August massacre case, a deposed leader and a fugitive. It said the tribunal instructed the ministry, the ICT Division and the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to remove, stop and prevent publication of her earlier hateful statements. The National Cyber Security Agency also asked media not to air such statements, citing the country’s overall security interests and relevant legal provisions.

The government said some outlets have followed the court’s instruction, while others continue to broadcast statements by the convicted accused, prompting deep concern. It thanked outlets that have refrained from carrying them and said it expects all media to act responsibly to protect national unity and the spirit of the July mass uprising.

Jagannath University Central Students’ Union, Jokshu, condemned and protested an alleged attack by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal on general students and Jokshu leaders. In a statement reported on August 4, 2026, Jokshu said students entered an auditorium with placards to press for faster implementation of the second-campus project, transfer of project work to the army, temporary housing for 1,600 students on seven acres, and improvements to the university medical center.

According to the statement, Chhatra Dal members and proctorial body members took away the placards and forced the students out of the auditorium. Students later held a peaceful sit-in outside the Shaheed Ikramul Haque Sajid Building, where Jokshu Vice President Riazul Islam, General Secretary Abdul Alim Arif and other leaders expressed solidarity with their demands. Jokshu said the proctor ordered the protesters to leave and threatened their forcible removal.

Jokshu alleged that Chhatra Dal activists then launched a surprise attack, damaged a hand microphone and used locally made weapons against students, including women and leaders of several student groups. It said Riazul Islam was injured and Abdul Alim Arif suffered a serious head injury. The union said violence and intimidation could not suppress students’ legitimate demands or democratic voices.

University Teachers Link (UTL) has expressed deep concern and condemnation over violent incidents on Monday and Tuesday at Begum Rokeya University, Jagannath University, Dhaka College and Dhaka Alia Madrasa. In a statement sent to the media on Tuesday, UTL President Professor Dr Atiar Rahman and General Secretary Professor Dr Jubair Muhammad Ehsan alleged that activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal attacked student union leaders, teachers, journalists and students.

UTL said injured students were allegedly attacked even after being admitted to hospital, and that Chhatra Dal activists had kept the hospital under blockade. It also alleged that its organisational secretary, Jagannath University Professor Dr Mohammad Bilal Hossain, and Associate Professor Dr Omar Faruk were blocked while visiting injured students.

The organisation demanded an impartial, fair and swift investigation into all incidents and called for those responsible to be brought under the law. It urged the rapid release of the blocked teachers and called for safe, tolerant and fear-free learning environments at all educational institutions. UTL said disagreements should be resolved through dialogue, reason and democratic processes rather than violence, attacks or retaliation.

Islami Andolon Bangladesh has demanded that the National Human Rights Commission, rather than police, investigate enforced disappearances. The party’s secretary general, Maulana Gazi Ataur Rahman, made the demand at a regular party meeting on Tuesday at its central office in Purana Paltan, Dhaka. He described disappearance as a state crime and said an independent constitutional institution must handle investigations to ensure remedy.

The demand follows the cabinet’s policy and final approval of the draft Prevention and Remedies for Enforced Disappearance Act, 2026, at its 15th meeting on Monday, following vetting by the Law Ministry. The proposed law assigns responsibility for investigating disappearances to police. Islami Andolon said an ordinance issued by the interim government had instead assigned that responsibility to the National Human Rights Commission.

Rahman said the proposed law contains some positive provisions, but they can operate only after an incident is recognised as a disappearance. He argued that police control of investigations would prevent such recognition and could leave the crime unresolved. Several party joint and assistant secretaries and other leaders attended the meeting.