Dhaka, July 25 -- Reaffirming the armed forces' firm commitment to building a non-discriminatory and self-reliant Bangladesh while upholding the spirit of the July Mass Uprising, Prime Minister's Defence Adviser Brig Gen (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam on Saturday said the nation remains prepared to resist any domestic or foreign attempts or conspiracies aimed at undermining the spirit of the mass uprising.

The defence adviser came up with the comment while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion titled "Looking Back at 2024" at the Retired Armed Forces Officers Welfare Association (RAOWA) Club auditorium in the capital's Mohakhali on Saturday.

He said the July-August student-led mass movement was not merely a change of power but the cu...