Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Bangladesh has largely "emerged as a state" in the period following 1975, Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain claims.

He added the nation's identity took shape after the political turmoil, with the foundation of "a welfare-oriented" state beginning under the then president Ziaur Rahman.

The remarks came at a roundtable on Friday at the National Press Club organised by the Students Against Discrimination under the banner "November to July: From Revolution to Revolution."

During the session, Asif outlined the context of the July Uprising.

He said, following the student-led Uprising that toppled the Awami League government, instability, rumours and disorder required the rapid formation of a new administra...