July uprising
Is the government losing its grip on law and order?
After years of widespread human rights abuses under the Awami League government, the July uprising in 2024 created hopes for a new beginning.
5 July 2026
18 crore people were the mastermind of July Uprising: Jamaat ameer
Opposition leader clarifies his earlier description of Tarique Rahman as the movement’s 'main hero'
28 June 2026
Jamaat-led alliance announces 36-day programme for July Uprising anniversary
Events from July 1 to August 5 will include seminars, rallies, prayers, exhibitions and programmes involving martyrs’ families
25 June 2026
A false shooting claim; living man shown dead
What began as a mother’s demand for justice -- claiming her son was shot during the July uprising -- was in fact a scripted plot driven by vendetta.
13 May 2026
Some arrested journalists ‘complicit in crimes against humanity’: Adviser Zahed
PM’s info adviser says filing specific murder cases against journalists in custody was a ‘wrong move’
5 May 2026
Don’t let investigation delays derail justice for July uprising
July uprising cases in limbo as probes progress at a snail’s pace
27 April 2026
When work and leisure fail, does protest fill the void?
If work cannot sustain meaning, and leisure cannot restore it, people will create new spaces where both can be reclaimed.
17 April 2026
Those who attacked July fighters are criminals, will be investigated: Home minister
July fighters are legally and constitutionally protected under the July National Charter, he tells parliament
30 March 2026
False cases must not undermine justice
Govt must expedite the process of clearing innocent people’s names
17 March 2026
Salahuddin cites Liberation War to defend indemnity for July Uprising leaders
Home minister argues wartime and uprising actions should not always be treated as human rights violations
11 March 2026
Finally, an election that felt real
Across the country, we noted a large turnout of the youngest of young and the frailest of elderly voters.
13 February 2026
18 months, few good films: Does July need historical distance to reflect on?
There are so many untold stories from July, yet when we look at our cinema, it gives the impression that the silver screen has barely scratched the surface of what July truly was. Are filmmakers hesitant to tell these stories? And why, in such a short period, have we only seen two July-related films make it to the theatres?
24 January 2026
Immunity for July warriors okayed
The government yesterday approved the draft “July Mass Uprising Protection and Liability Determination Ordinance 2026,” granting indemnity to participants of the mass uprising of July-August 2024 for actions as part of political resistance during the movement.
16 January 2026
‘Abandoning July revolutionaries for electoral gain would be a grave mistake’
SAD president says NCP leaders were ‘silent’ as July warriors faced danger
7 January 2026
July uprising: Hasina, Quader among 549 AL activists charged over Sirajganj killings
The charge sheets had been submitted last Thursday but were yet to be formally received
11 November 2025
Firearms looted during July Uprising: Govt renews reward offer ahead of polls
Identities of informants will be kept strictly confidential, it says
5 November 2025
What does ‘good history’ look like?
No historian should be able to answer the question on good history without a degree of trepidation, ambivalence, and uncertainty.
4 November 2025
Sheikh Hasina refuses to apologise
No intention to leave India, she tells international media outlets
29 October 2025
Efforts to portray BNP against July uprising will not succeed: Salahuddin
Remarks come amid criticism from NCP chief, Jamaat ameer’s post
19 October 2025
Mob violence: When the law of the crowd takes over
Mob violence is a vicious cycle in which fear fuels violence and violence deepens fear.
1 October 2025