The “July Proclamation” is set to be unveiled at Dhaka’s Manik Mia Avenue on the afternoon of Aug 5, marking the fall of the 15-and-a-half-year-long rule of the Awami League government. The proclamation will be read out at 5pm on that day, according to a post on the chief advisor’s Facebook page made on Sunday. The post reads, “July 36 -- on this day last year, the world witnessed an unprecedented mass uprising. These festivities will be jointly organised by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, the Shilpakala Academy, and the Parliament Secretariat. During the mass movement, she reportedly fled the country by helicopter to India, where she is still believed to be residing.
