The government has decided to declare 5 August as a public holiday to mark the Student-People Uprising Day. The day will be officially celebrated every year.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Council of Advisers at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Thursday.
After the meeting, Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki revealed this information at a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy.
Farooqui said a preliminary decision has been taken today to celebrate 5 August as the Student-People Uprising Day.
He said it will be passed in the cabinet meeting next Sunday and a gazette notification will be issued on Monday to this end.
The adviser said 5 August is going to be a national day, so the Student-People Uprising Day will be celebrated every year in the future.
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam was present at the press briefing.
