, June 19 -- BNP on Thursday announced a 58-member committee to observe the first anniversary of August 5, 2024, marking the mass uprising and the victory that followed the ouster of the autocratic ruler Sheikh Hasina.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the announcement at a press conference at the party's Nayapaltan central office.

"People achieved victory on August 6 last year through their united efforts... Sheikh Hasina had to flee the country, leaving everything behind, including the food that had been cooked for her. So, the BNP has formed a committee to observe the anniversary," he said.

Rizvi said the committee, titled 'The July-August Mass Uprising, Mourning and Victory Anniversary Observance Committee',...