The student-people uprising of 2024 that overthrew the Sheikh Hasina-led authorities of Bangladesh will get “constitutional recognition”, mentioned the July Declaration that was launched by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) in Dhaka.
The Declaration, launched on the anniversary of the autumn of Hasina authorities, blamed the Awami League for making a one-party state in Bangladesh after 1971 and mentioned the celebration was “loyal to external forces”.
In a press release despatched to The Hindu, the Awami League hit again on the interim authorities and mentioned the Declaration didn’t provide something to the “protesting job seekers” of Bangladesh.
“Therefore, the people of Bangladesh express their desire that the student-people uprising of 2024 will get proper state and constitutional recognition and that the July declaration will feature in the schedule of the reformed constitution as framed by the government formed through the next national election,” mentioned the Declaration that was launched in an occasion the place representatives of the newly launched National Citizens Party (NCP), the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Jamaat-E-Islami (JEI) stood beside Mr. Yunus.
The doc began by paying tribute to the Liberation War of 1971 whereas avoiding any point out of founding determine of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and blamed his Awami League for making a one celebration state named BAKSAL (Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League), that Sheikh Mujib had launched in 1975 earlier than his assassination.
The Declaration made no point out of the Mukti Bahini which performed a number one function in launching guerrilla conflict in opposition to Pakistani forces in 1971.
The July Declaration, introduced by Mr. Yunus at a public occasion held on parliament premises of Bangladesh, made a number of references to the deposed Ms. Hasina, terming her tenure as marked with corruption and decay, and mentioned, “…during the rule of Sheikh Hasina, under her very leadership, an extreme force that was anti-people, autocratic and against human rights turned Bangladesh into a fascist, mafia and failed state and thereby tarnished Bangladesh’s international image.”
The doc mentioned the democratic change of presidency was disrupted due to “domestic and external intrigues” and added, “..the Awami League government, loyal to external forces, applied brutal force to suppress people’s rightful protests against foreign tutelage, exploitation and domination.”
In a televised speech later in the night, Mr. Yunus described the July Declaration as a “historic document” and mentioned he’ll write to the Election Commission of Bangladesh to organise election in February 2026, forward of subsequent Ramzan. “All of you should pray so that we can progress towards creating a ‘New Bangladesh’ by conducting a smooth election,” Mr. Yunus mentioned. He additionally paid tribute to the victims who died in the current crash of an air power jet in Dhaka’s Milestone College and expressed gratitude to Singapore, India and China for serving to the survivors of that incident.
In a press release shared with The Hindu, the Awami League described the July Declaration as a “heinous attempt to erase the history and values” of the Liberation War of Bangladesh. “It has not offered anything to the protesting job seekers, who were misled into a regime change coup. Bangladesh had one declaration only, and that was our declaration of independence. Nothing will replace that,” mentioned the Awami League in the assertion despatched to The Hindu.
