Both Mar 17 and Aug 15 were previously public holidays. Prior to that, several student organisations reached an agreement on not observing Aug 15 as National Mourning Day at a meeting at Dhaka University’s TSC. The Aug 15 massacre was not commemorated for 20 years from 1975 to 1995 at the national level. The day has been observed as National Mourning Day since 2008 following a High Court order. The party’s Tungipara unit announced several events to mark National Mourning Day.
