Mourning Day being observed to mark July Martyrs’ Day

Mourning Day is being observed nationwide today on the occasion of ‘July Martyrs’ Day.

The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Tuesday.

According to the notification, the government has decided to observe the day as state mourning to mark July Shaheed Day.

As part of the observance, the national flag will be flown at half-mast at all government, semi-government, autonomous, and educational institutions, as well as on all public and private buildings and Bangladesh missions abroad.

Special prayers will be offered at mosques and other places of worship across the country on Wednesday, seeking divine blessings for the departed souls.

The government declared July 16 as July Shaheed Day, commemorating the death of Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, who was shot dead by police on July 16 last year during the July uprising.