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Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan stated that the government is considering issuing the July Declaration on August 5 if political parties reach a consensus.
He made these remarks on Friday (July 11) while responding to journalists’ questions after a discussion meeting held on the occasion of the inauguration of the new building of the Cumilla District Bar Association.
During the event, the advisor said, “Work is underway regarding the July Declaration. Previously, proposals were collected from political parties, and they have submitted their versions of the declaration to the government. The process is ongoing, and the government is striving to issue the declaration by August 5, provided there is a consensus among the political parties. We hope that, with political agreement, the July Declaration can be presented on August 5.”
Earlier, the Local Government Advisor attended the inauguration ceremony of the newly constructed building of the Cumilla District Bar Association as the chief guest. The event was attended by former presidents of the Cumilla District Bar Association, Md. Ismail and Kazi Nazmus Sadat, as special guests. The current president of the association, Md. Shahidullah, presided over the ceremony.
July 11 Declared as ‘First Resistance Day’
On Friday afternoon, Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan, the Local Government Advisor, spoke as the chief guest at an event marking the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the “Pillar of Memory” at the open stage of Cumilla University, titled “First Resistance Day - July 11 of the People’s Uprising.”
During the event, he declared July 11, 2024, as the “First Resistance Day” of the people’s uprising. The ceremony was presided over by the Vice-Chancellor of Cumilla University, Dr. Mohammad Haider Ali.
