Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus visited the July Uprising Memorial Museum at Ganobhaban this afternoon to observe the progress of the final stage of work.
The chief adviser arrived at the museum around 3pm on Tuesday and viewed the history behind the July Uprising and the depictions of Sheikh Hasina’s 16 years of misrule displayed at the museum.
At this time, BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman, National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam, and others were present with the chief adviser, according to a press release.
Among the advisers present were Culture Adviser Mostafa Sarwar Faruqi, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul, Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan, Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam, Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum, National Security Advisor Dr Khalilur Rahman, Chief Adviser’s SDG Coordinator Lamia Morshed, and Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works Md. Nazrul Islam.
Sanzida Tulee, coordinator of the organization “Mayer Dak” which focuses on the families of the victims of enforced disappearances, and Barrister Mir Ahmad Bin Kasem Arman, a victim who returned from enforced disappearance, along with student leaders Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiya and Hasnat Abdullah, who led the front lines during the July Uprising, were also present at this time.
Led by Cultural Adviser Mostafa Sarwar Farooki, museum curator Tanjim Wahab, Marina Tabassum Khan, July Museum researchers, and other responsible officials, visitors were shown around the entire museum.
The July Memorial Museum houses photographs of the uprising, various memorabilia, clothing of the martyrs, letters, important documents, newspaper clippings from that time, audio-visual materials, and various other artifacts.
Additionally, the scene of the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina fleeing is also preserved there.
During the museum visit, a 15-minute documentary was showing that depicted enforced disappearances, state-sponsored repression, attacks on opponents during the fascist regime, and the scenes of mass killings during the July uprising of ’24.
The documentary was produced by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.
During the visit, the chief adviser said, “This museum has been made possible while the blood of the July martyrs is still fresh; it is an unprecedented example for the whole world.’
He said, “We hope there will never be a need to create such a museum anywhere again. If our nation ever loses its way for any reason, it will find its path in this museum.”
“We must bring to mind how we can all stay united against such brutality not happening. On this one point, we will all be united that this nation will never return to such brutal days,” he said.
He further said, “A brutal event was taking place. The youth, the students stood against it, resisted it. They had no weapons, nothing. That ordinary people can stand so fearlessly and courageously in the face of weapons—this is our lesson.”
The chief adviser thanked all those involved in the museum’s work.
