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Opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has refuted the notion that any single person orchestrated the July Uprising, stating that the movement had no "mastermind." He addressed remarks made in parliament, which cited an earlier statement from April 2024 where he described Prime Minister Tarique Rahman as the "main hero" of the movement. Rahman clarified that his perspective shifted significantly after August 5 of that year.

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We do not believe there was any single mastermind behind this movement.

During an unscheduled discussion in the House, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Rashiduzzaman Millat praised Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's handling of the budget deficit and referenced Shafiqur's earlier description of Rahman as the "main hero" of the mass uprising. In response, Shafiqur thanked Millat for quoting his statement but corrected the timing, emphasizing that the situation had changed considerably by August 5, 2024.

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Thank you to Mr Rashiduzzaman Millat for quoting my statement. However, he [Millat] did not mention the timing correctly. That statement was made in April 2024. The situation changed on August 5.

Rahman urged that credit for the uprising should be distributed broadly, stating, "Those under whose leadership the uprising succeeded deserve our respect and appreciation. We must preserve their rightful place." He also referenced a comment by former chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, who had described one person as the mastermind while in the United States. Rahman stated he was the first to object to this, asserting, "We do not recognise any single mastermind behind this movement."

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Those under whose leadership the uprising succeeded deserve our respect and appreciation. We must preserve their rightful place.

Ultimately, Shafiqur Rahman attributed the success of the uprising to the collective will of the nation, declaring, "I want to give credit to our young people. The mastermind of this uprising is the 18 crore people of Bangladesh." He stressed the importance of acknowledging the contributions of all involved rather than focusing on a single individual.

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Dr Yunus, while in the United States, described one person as the mastermind. I was the first to object and said that we do not recognise any single mastermind behind this movement.