The government has undertaken various national-level programmes to observe 'July Mass Uprising Day 2026' with due dignity on August 5. Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Bir Bikram, and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will issue separate messages marking the day.
National Observance
Wreaths will be placed at the July Martyrs' Memorials in all 64 districts across the country on August 5, according to a handout issued by the Press Information Department (PID). Newspapers will publish special articles, literary features, magazines, and supplements to mark the occasion.
Key Events
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will inaugurate the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum at 9:00 am on August 5. On the same day, at 11:00 am, a reception for the families of the July martyrs and the July fighters, along with a discussion highlighting the significance of the day, will be held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Dhaka. Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Bir Bikram, is expected to attend the programme as the chief guest.
Pre-Event Activities
On July 30, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting organised the unveiling of publications on the July Mass Uprising, a photo exhibition, and a discussion at Tathya Bhaban. Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir attended the function as the chief guest, while Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan presided over the programme.
Nationwide Programmes
Reception programmes for the families of the July martyrs and the July fighters, along with discussions highlighting the significance of the day, will also be organised in all districts across the country. Rare documentary photographs and documentaries presenting objective and impartial accounts of the July movement will be displayed in Dhaka and all other city corporations across the country.
Media and Educational Involvement
Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar, private television channels, private radio stations, FM, and community radio stations will broadcast special programmes, including discussion sessions on the July Mass Uprising. Educational institutions across the country will organise discussions on the significance of the day, as well as essay writing, recitation, and drawing competitions.
International and Religious Observances
Bangladesh missions abroad will also arrange discussion programmes to mark the occasion. Religious institutions across the country will organise special munajat and prayers after Zuhr prayers or at a convenient time on the same day.
Public Celebrations and Special Arrangements
Major roads and traffic islands in Dhaka and other cities across the country will be decorated with the national flag, banners, festoons, and colourful pennants. July memorials will also be illuminated. A commemorative postage stamp will be issued to mark the day. Government, private, and autonomous museums will remain open to the public free of charge from morning until evening on the day. All government and private recreational facilities across the country will remain open to children from morning until evening with free admission. Special meals will be arranged at all government hospitals, prisons, government children's homes, child rehabilitation centres, disability welfare centres, day-care and child development centres, and shelters for the homeless across the country to mark the observance.
