Bangladesh News | Bangladesh To Unveil Reform Charter On Revolution Anniversary

Bangladesh's interim government said Saturday it will release its slate of democratic overhauls on August 5, the one-year anniversary of the overthrow of the previous Sheikh Hasina government. Copies of the draft have been sent to political parties for their consent. The Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser Shafiqul Alam made the announcement on his Facebook page and said "... it will be presented before the nation in the presence of all parties in a mass ceremony next Tuesday, August 5 at 5 pm." Protests against Sheikh Hasina government began on July 1, 2024, with university students calling for reforms to a quota system for public sector jobs. They culminated on August 5, 2024, when thousands of protesters stormed Hasina's palace as she escaped in a military aircraft to India. The July Declaration is a long-anticipated document aimed at creating a charter in Bangladesh's ongoing transition to mark the first anniversary of the mass uprising that toppled the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5 last year.