Yunus vows constitutional standing for 2024 rebellion in Bangladeshs July Declaration

The student-people rebellion of 2024 that overthrew the Sheikh Hasina-led authorities of Bangladesh will get “constitutional recognition”, stated 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 stated the get together was “loyal to exterior forces”.

In an announcement despatched to The Hindu, the Awami League hit again on the interim authorities and stated the Declaration didn’t provide something to the “protesting job seekers” of Bangladesh.

“Therefore, the folks of Bangladesh categorical their want that the student-people rebellion of 2024 will get correct state and constitutional recognition and that the July declaration will function within the schedule of the reformed structure as framed by the federal government shaped via the following nationwide election,” stated 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 get together 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 position in launching guerrilla struggle towards Pakistani forces in 1971.

The July Declaration, offered 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 stated, “…throughout the rule of Sheikh Hasina, underneath her very management, an excessive power that was anti-people, autocratic and towards human rights turned Bangladesh right into a fascist, mafia and failed state and thereby tarnished Bangladesh’s worldwide picture.”

The doc stated the democratic change of presidency was disrupted due to “home and exterior intrigues” and added, “..the Awami League authorities, loyal to exterior forces, utilized brutal power to suppress folks’s rightful protests towards international tutelage, exploitation and domination.”

In a televised speech later within the night, Mr. Yunus described the July Declaration as a “historic doc” and stated he’ll write to the Election Commission of Bangladesh to organise election in February 2026, forward of subsequent Ramzan. “All of it is best to pray in order that we are able to progress in the direction of making a ‘New Bangladesh’ by conducting a easy election,” Mr. Yunus stated. He additionally paid tribute to the victims who died within 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 an announcement shared with The Hindu, the Awami League described the July Declaration as a “heinous try to erase the historical past and values” of the Liberation War of Bangladesh. “It has not supplied something to the protesting job seekers, who had been misled right into a regime change coup. Bangladesh had one declaration solely, and that was our declaration of independence. Nothing will change that,” stated the Awami League within the assertion despatched to The Hindu.