The Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) has announced a 36-day program ahead of the second anniversary of the July 2024 mass uprising. The party’s ‘July March 2026’ began Monday (July 6) with three core demands: implementation of a national referendum, job creation, and border security. The party’s media cell released details of the program in a press statement Sunday (July 5).
The march is divided into northern and southern legs. The northern march formally began at 3pm Monday from Kaliaganj in Gazipur district. The delegation will complete Monday’s program in North Savar in Dhaka district by 6pm before staying overnight in Dhaka. From July 7 to July 31, the northern march will pass through Tangail, Sirajganj, Pabna, Natore, Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, Bogura, Joypurhat, Gaibandha, Rangpur, Dinajpur, Thakurgaon, Panchagarh, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Sherpur, Jamalpur, Netrokona, Mymensingh, Kishoreganj, Habiganj, Moulvibazar, and Sylhet. On July 16, the delegation will visit the grave of martyr Abu Sayed in Rangpur and offer prayers to mark the day’s program.
The southern march begins tomorrow, July 7. The first day’s events will take place in Ukhiya and Cox’s Bazar town. The route will then pass through Bandarban, Chattogram, Khagrachhari, Feni, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, Chandpur, Comilla, Brahmanbaria, Narayanganj, Munshiganj, Faridpur, Madaripur, Bhola, Barishal, Barguna, Patuakhali, Jhalokathi, Pirojpur, Bagerhat, Khulna, Jashore, Satkhira, Narail, Magura, Jhenaidah, Chuadanga, Meherpur, Kushtia, and Manikganj through July 29. On July 16, special prayers will be held in Madaripur to mark the July Martyrs’ Day. On July 31, the delegation will complete events in Companiganj, Gowainghat, and Jaintapur before heading to Banglamotor in Dhaka.
The NCP has called on citizens from all walks of life, including youth, cultural activists, professionals, and students, to join the ‘July Awakening’ program. The quota reform protests that began in 2024 evolved into a historic mass uprising, leading to the fall of the previous government on August 5. The June-July movement is widely known in the country as the ‘July Movement.’
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