The day is now officially recognized as a National Day of Mourning in honor of those who lost their lives during mass protests sparked by the killing of Abu Sayeed, a student of the English Department at Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur. 

The Cabinet Division announced this in a notification issued on July 15. 

Marking the day, the national flag has been kept at half-mast in all government, semi-government and autonomous institutions and educational institutions, including all government and private buildings and Bangladesh missions abroad. 

Special prayers will be held in all mosques of the country seeking eternal peace of the July Martyrs.