Dhaka – Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday unveiled the much-talked-about July Declaration, marking the first anniversary of the student-led uprising that toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Yunus, a Nobel Peace Laureate, said the spirit of the last year’s uprising would shape the future of Bangladesh.
He promised that the student-people uprising of 2024 would get proper state and constitutional recognition. The next government, to be formed through general election, will feature the document in the schedule of reformed constitution.
While reading out the 28-point Declaration, Yunus labeled Hasina regime as a fascist one and pledged that all crimes committed during the last 16 years of misrule would be tried.
He said the people of Bangladesh expressed their expectations to protect the rights of the present and the future generations through an environmental-friendly, climate resilient, sustainable and inclusive development strategy.
He vowed to establish a society that upholds the rule of law.
“The people of Bangladesh express their aspirations for establishing a society and a democratic state system that upholds rule of law and human rights and moral values, and is free from corruption and exploitation,” he told a crowd of several thousand people joined the celebration of the first anniversary of the uprising at Parliament building complex.
Those who joined the celebration waved monsoon rain. Many were seen using umbrella to protect them from the rain when Yunus was delivering his speech. The jubilation began in the morning with various political and social groups joined the celebration. They were seen singing and listening to the concert arranged by the cultural affairs ministry.
Leaders of major political parties joined the event. Among them were Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, BNP standing committee members Salahuddin Ahmed and Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan, Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is Professor Mia Golam Parwar, NCP convener Nahid Islam.
