Active participation of BNP leaders, activists accelerated July Uprising | Special Stories

This news article from Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), dated August 4, 2026, reports on the role of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its affiliated organizations in the July Uprising of 2024, which led to the fall of the Awami League government under Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024. BNP leaders and activists claim their active participation was a key factor in accelerating the uprising, which resulted in over 1,500 deaths nationwide, with BNP submitting a list of 848 martyrs from their party to the International Crimes Tribunal. The article features statements from multiple BNP-affiliated leaders, including figures from the Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal (JJD) and Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), detailing specific casualty figures — such as 78 JJD members and 144 Chhatra Dal members killed. While emphasizing BNP's significant sacrifices, the party's Political Adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi also acknowledges that the uprising was a collective effort involving students, the public, and multiple political parties, rather than the achievement of any single group.

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