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Govt decides to declare Aug 5 a public holiday
  Date : 14-07-2025

News Desk : Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar addressed a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy, Dhaka, on Thursday.—BSS photo

The government has decided to declare August 5 a public holiday to mark the Student-People Uprising Day.

The day will be officially observed every year.

The decision was made at a meeting of the Council of Advisers held today at the State Guest House Jamuna.

After the meeting, Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki announced the decision at a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy.

Farooki said a preliminary decision has been taken to celebrate August 5 as the Student-People Uprising Day.

He added that the decision will be presented at the cabinet meeting next Sunday, and a gazette notification will be issued on Monday to formalise it.

The adviser stated that August 5 will be recognised as a national day, and the Student-People Uprising Day will be commemorated annually in the future.

Chief Adviser`s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam was present at the press briefing.

Source: BSS



  
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