Dhaka, June 29 -- The government has decided not to hold "New Bangladesh Day", one of the three national days it had announced to commemorate the July Uprising.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Advisory Council on Sunday. It was also decided to change the name of "Martyr Abu Sayed Day" on Jul 16 to "July Martyrs Day".

The government had initially announced three separate national days to mark the July Uprising in July and August.

Aug 5 had been declared "July Mass Uprising Day" to commemorate the day the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government was ousted, while Jul 16 was "Martyr Abu Sayed Day" to memorialise the death of the quota reform protester shot dead by police in a turning point for the nation. Aug 8, on the other h...