Dhanmondi road- 27 has been renamed after ‘Shaheed Farhan Faiyaz’, a martyr of July uprising.
“The new name of Dhanmondi Road- 27 (old) is now ‘Shaheed Farhan Faiyaz Road’. Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has unveiled the plaque of the new road”, LGRD Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain posted on his verified Facebook late Saturday, says state-run BSS news agency.
On July 18, 2024, an intermediate student of Dhaka Residential Model College Mohammad Farhanul Islam Bhuiyan alias Farhan Faiyaz was shot dead while he was at the frontline of Anti-discrimination student movement in an area between Rapa Plaza and Genetic Plaza on Dhanmondi road-27 in Dhaka city.