The event, held on the second anniversary of her 2024 ouster, was Hasina's first media interaction since she fled Bangladesh. There was no media coverage of the event in Bangladesh although it was available on social media. It ​was not immediately clear how many people watched the address, although many Bangladeshis shared links to the speech and commented on it across social media. While Hasina spoke, protesters in Dhaka burned an effigy of her. The government has declared August 5 a public holiday in honour of those who were killed during the student-led uprising.