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Jamaat-led alliance announces 36-day programme for July Uprising anniversary

This news article from The Daily Star (dated August 5, 2026) reports that Bangladesh's Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance has announced a 36-day programme to commemorate the second anniversary of the "July Uprising." The programme, unveiled by Jamaat assistant secretary general Hamidur Rahman Azad at a press conference in Dhaka, runs from July 1 to August 5 and includes district-level seminars calling for implementation of a referendum verdict, a human chain by martyrs' family members outside Parliament on July 6, a national seminar on July 8, an art exhibition, special prayers, and nationwide rallies on August 5. The article also references related political tensions, including clashes between student groups Shibir and JCD, and criticism from a BNP MP about exploitation of the "July spirit."

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The Daily Star. "Jamaat-led alliance announces 36-day programme for July Uprising anniversary." The Daily Star, 2026. July Archive. https://julyarchive.org/sources/jamaat-led-alliance-announces-36-day-programme-for-july-upri-f01ddb8e.

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