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 advsior noted that the efforts to form “a revolutionary government” were hindered by “old” political parties and established powers. Recalling the interim government formation, Asif said: “Within two hours of the July Uprising toppling Sheikh Hasina’s government, political parties aligned with the establishment. Participating in the discussion, poet and writer Farhad Mazhar said, “On the 8th of August 2024, a constitutional counter-revolution occurred.
