BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said that the July Mass Uprising was not the achievement of any single individual or political force, but the result of the collective efforts of political parties, students, and ordinary citizens.

He made the remarks on Monday (August 3) while addressing a discussion titled “The Contribution of Nurses During July” at Bangladesh Medical University (BMU).

Rizvi said that had the July movement failed and Sheikh Hasina remained in power, many opposition leaders and activists could have faced the death penalty.

He further described the July Mass Uprising as the culmination of 17 years of political struggle, claiming that the movement was no less significant than the French Revolution.

The BNP leader also urged leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) not to follow what he described as Sheikh Hasina’s political culture or methods. He stressed that Bangladesh’s political culture must improve, adding that despite years of repression, his party had refrained from using abusive language in politics.

Speaking at the same event, Prime Minister’s Political Assistant Rashed Khan alleged that the NCP is being influenced by the ideology of Jamaat-e-Islami. He also remarked that while it may be possible to build popularity through Facebook, governing a state requires far more than social media support.