{"id":9226,"date":"2026-08-07T18:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jonotarsomoy.com\/en\/?p=9226"},"modified":"2026-08-07T18:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T18:20:09","slug":"july-uprising-opens-unprecedented-opportunity-for-institutionalizing-democracy-info-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jonotarsomoy.com\/en\/2026\/08\/07\/july-uprising-opens-unprecedented-opportunity-for-institutionalizing-democracy-info-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"July Uprising opens unprecedented opportunity for institutionalizing democracy: Info Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"header box-shadow\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"header_top\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 d-flex justify-content-between mt-3\">\n<div class=\"text-start date-temparature my-auto\">\n<div class=\"text-secondary date font-13\">Saturday\u00a0|\u00a008 August, 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-end\"><a class=\"bg-red arch_btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/archive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive\u00a0<\/a><a class=\"site_change_btn _edition-changer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/bangla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u09ac\u09be\u0982\u09b2\u09be<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"h\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"container-fluid px-2\">\n<section id=\"headline\">\n<div class=\"headlines\">\n<div class=\"headline_left\">\n<p>News Flash<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><i class=\"fa fa-square text-danger mx-2 font-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/news-flash\/412577\">Govt advancing plans to harness Blue Economy potential: Home Minister<\/a>\u00a0<i class=\"fa fa-square text-danger mx-2 font-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/news-flash\/412559\">Teesta Master Plan implementation to begin soon: Anee<\/a>\u00a0<i class=\"fa fa-square text-danger mx-2 font-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/news-flash\/412555\">Law minister wants Hasina to return, go to jail for genocide<\/a>\u00a0<i class=\"fa fa-square text-danger mx-2 font-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/news-flash\/412552\">Ctg ready to welcome PM; BNP leaders, activists excited\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<i class=\"fa fa-square text-danger mx-2 font-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/news-flash\/412496\">No alternative to independent media for sustainable democracy: Fakhrul<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body-content px-2\">\n<div id=\"site_map_dtl\" class=\"mb-3 border-bottom\">\n<ol class=\"breadcrumb\">\n<li class=\"dtl_child\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"child\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/news\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\u00a0News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"clr\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"dtl_hl_block\" class=\"dtl_hl_block\">\n<h4 class=\"py-1\">July Uprising opens unprecedented opportunity for institutionalizing democracy: Info Minister<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spacebar\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-10\">\n<div class=\"rpt_and_share_block\">\n<div class=\"rpt_info_section\">\n<div class=\"rpt_name\">\n<p><i class=\"fa fa-user fa-lg\"><\/i>\u00a0 BSS<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry_update\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\u00a0\u00a007 Aug 2026, 21:17<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d-block clearfix py-2 text-center\">\n<div id=\"st-1\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons st-center  st-inline-share-buttons st-animated\">\n<div class=\"st-btn st-first\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\" alt=\"facebook sharing button\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"st-btn\" data-network=\"messenger\"><img src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/messenger.svg\" alt=\"messenger sharing button\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"st-btn\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\" alt=\"twitter sharing button\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"st-btn st-last\" data-network=\"whatsapp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/whatsapp.svg\" alt=\"whatsapp sharing button\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"dtl_content_block\" class=\"dtl_content_block\">\n<div class=\"dtl_img_section post_template-\">\n<div class=\"img bg-light text-center\">\n<div><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bssnews.net\/assets\/news_photos\/2026\/08\/07\/image-412626-1786116085.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dtl_img_caption text-center font-18 py-2 border-bottom mb-2\">Information Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon spoke at DUDS discussion on July Uprising at Dhaka University&#8217;s TSC auditorium. Photo :BSS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>DHAKA, Aug 7, 2026 (BSS) &#8211; Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon today said the historic July Uprising has created an unprecedented opportunity to establish and institutionalize true democratic values and structures in the country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A rare opportunity has emerged in Bangladesh today to structurally shape and institutionalize democratic values through a series of transformations\u2014uprising, sacrifices, a spontaneous election, government formation, and an active parliament,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The minister made the remarks while addressing as the chief guest a discussion titled &#8220;July Uprising and Bangladesh&#8217;s Democratic Transition,&#8221; organized by the Dhaka University Debating Society (DUDS) at the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) of the university this evening.<\/p>\n<p>Swapon urged all democratic forces and the young generation to embrace the deep responsibility bestowed by the martyrs of the July movement, warning against self-complacency, stardom-seeking mindsets on digital platforms, or attempts to monopolize the credit of a popular revolution.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The martyrs have drawn a roadmap for our future with their lives. To walk that path, we must overcome frivolity and frivolous tendencies. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has rightly stated that the sole credit for this triumph belongs to the people, the people, and the people,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Reaffirming the government&#8217;s commitment to building an effective parliamentary system, the information minister noted that a functional parliament is the main core for narrowing down non-democratic practices.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed optimism that all pro-democracy allies would utilize the parliamentary platform rather than reverting to street-level misgivings.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the historic continuity of Bangladesh&#8217;s struggle for dignity, equality, and rights, Swapon stressed that the spirit of the 1971 War of Liberation, the 1990 anti-autocracy movement, and the July Uprising are interconnected chapters of the nation&#8217;s democratic evolution.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If anyone thinks that history begins only from now and tries to erase the past, they will fail to understand the complete Bangladesh. To comprehend the full canvas of Bangladesh, one must understand both our thousand-year history and the nation defined by its red and green flag,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>(BSS)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday\u00a0|\u00a008 August, 2026 Archive\u00a0\u09ac\u09be\u0982\u09b2\u09be News Flash \u00a0Govt advancing plans to harness Blue Economy potential: Home Minister\u00a0\u00a0Teesta Master Plan implementation to begin soon: Anee\u00a0\u00a0Law minister wants Hasina to return, go to jail for genocide\u00a0\u00a0Ctg ready to welcome PM; BNP leaders, activists excited\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No alternative to independent media for sustainable democracy: Fakhrul \u00a0News July Uprising opens unprecedented opportunity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonotarsomoy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9226"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonotarsomoy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonotarsomoy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonotarsomoy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonotarsomoy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9226"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jonotarsomoy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9228,"href":"https:\/\/jonotarsomoy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9226\/revisions\/9228"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonotarsomoy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonotarsomoy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonotarsomoy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonotarsomoy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}