Student-People’s Uprising: Aug 5 a public holiday
Staff Correspondent
The government has declared August 5 as a public holiday to honour Student-People’s Uprising Day and July 16 as July Martyred Day.
The Cabinet division issued two gazette notifications in this regard on Wednesday.
The Council of Advisers at a meeting on Sunday decided to celebrate ‘July Shaheed Day’ on July 16 and ‘Mass Uprising Day’ on August 5.
There will be no special celebrations for August 8, said Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam.
The government earlier announced August 5 as 'July Uprising Day' and August 8 as 'New Bangladesh Day.'
August 8 marks the day when the interim government was formed following the overthrow of the previous government amid a mass uprising.
