August 5th is the day of mass uprising in Faridpur.

Biplab Kumar Das,Faridpur. The day has been marked with deep respect to the memory of martyrs at the initiative of various social, cultural organizations and administrative institutions on July mass uprising in Faridpur. People from all walks of life paid tribute to the Julai Martyrs Memorial, located on Hasibul Hasan Lovelu Road in the city on Wednesday. The event, presided over by Mazharul Islam, the district administrator of Faridpur, held a minute's silence at the beginning in respect to the memory of the martyrs. Later, special prayers were conducted to wish for the forgiveness of their departed souls. At the beginning of the tribute period, Faridpur-3 MP Chowdhury Naib Yousuf laid a wreath at the memorial to the martyrs. Tributes were paid in stages by the District Administration, Police Administration, Zonal Assembly, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Civil Surgeon's Office, District Information Office, Fire Service and Civil Defence, District Prisons, Electoral Offices, Agricultural Extension Directorate, Drug Control Directorate and National Youth Force. Also, various public-private institutions including the Environment Department, District Office consisting of Anti Corruption Commission (Dudak), Regional Passport Office, BADC, Forest Department, Public Health Engineering Department, Fisheries Department, Livestock Department, District Employment and Manpower Office, TTC and Youth Development Department participated in this. Among the educational institutions, Government Rajendra College, Government Sarda Beautiful Women's College among others various cultural and social organizations commemorate with reverence the contribution of martyrs by laying wreaths on the memorial.