July Proclamation pledges constitutional recognition of uprising

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has formally unveiled the July Proclamation, pledging that the 2024 student-led mass uprising will receive state and constitutional recognition.

The proclamation has been formulated to reflect the aspirations of the people of Bangladesh, who triumphed in the mass uprising on Aug 5, 2024, Yunus said during a ceremony at Dhaka's Manik Mia Avenue to mark the first anniversary of the Awami League regime's fall on Tuesday.

The 28-point proclamation calls for the 2024 student-led mass uprising to be recognised by the state and enshrined in the schedule of a reformed Constitution to be adopted by the next elected government.

The interim government leader was joined on stage by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, standing committee members Mirza Abbas, Abdul Moyeen Khan, Nazrul Islam, Salahuddin Ahmed, Jamaat-e-Islami’s deputy chief Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher, Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar, and Assistant Secretary General Rafiqul Islam Khan.

Also in attendance were Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna and General Secretary Shahid Ullah Kaiser, NCP Convener Nahid Islam and Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain, Jatiya Gano Front Coordinator Tipu Biswas, Ganosamhati Andolon.

Ganosamhati Andolon's Chief Coordinator Zonayed Saki, Khilafat Majlish leader Ahmad Abdul Quader, Secretary General of the Khilafat Majlish; JSD leaders Tania Rob and Shahid Uddin Mahmud Swapan, Gono Forum's Mizanur Rahman and Gono Odhikar Parishad chief Nurul Haque Nur, among others.