Dhaka, Aug. 4 -- Celebrations are about to set off today as the day marks the first anniversary of a mass uprising that dealt a dramatic collapse of the authoritarian Sheikh Hasina regime--a historic turning point on Bangladesh's political trajectory.

Chief Adviser of the post-uprising government Prof Muhammad Yunus would roll out the 'July Proclamation' in the afternoon at parliament's south-plaza carnival.

The fifth of August, or 'July 36th' in the uprising calendar, is a day of reckoning as of rejoicing in the nation's fresh start with recast statecraft, as aspired by the martyrs and veterans of the mass movement for equal opportunities for all.

This day last year (2024), the long-reigning prime minister, Hasina, was forced to flee ...