Jamaat Ameer proposes August 5 as ‘New Bangladesh Day’

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has called to recognize August 5 as ‘New Bangladesh Day’.

In a post from his verified Facebook page on Friday, Dr. Rahman wrote, “It should not be August 8 — August 5 must be declared as New Bangladesh Day.”

His remarks come amid growing debate over the naming of recent political milestones. 

The interim government led by Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus has designated August 5 — the day the Awami League government fell — as “Jolai Gonobhabutthan Dibosh” (July People's Uprising Day). 

Meanwhile, August 8, the date of the interim government’s formal formation, has been proposed as ‘New Bangladesh Day’.