Dhaka, June 19 -- The government has decided to declare Aug 5 a public holiday to mark the date the student-led public uprising toppled Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government.

The decision was finalised at a special meeting of the Advisory Council on Thursday.

Nine advisors attended the meeting chaired by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus.

After the meeting, Cultural Affairs Advisor Mostofa Sarwar Farooki said at a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy: "Programmes will be held from the 1st of July, but the main events will begin on the 14th of July and continue until the 5th of August."

"The goal is to bring back the experience of all of Bangladesh coming together that we saw during the July-August Movement. We have that experi...