State Minister for Land and Chattogram Hill Tracts Affairs Barrister Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin on Wednesday said Sheikh Hasina would not be able to return to Bangladesh during her lifetime unless she serves her sentence.
“Hasina says she will return in March, then April, then May and then December. But the year remains unclear. I want to make it clear that this illegal autocrat will not be able to enter the country during her lifetime without serving her sentence,” he said.
He made the remarks as the chief guest at a discussion and seminar organised by Chittagong University (CU) at the Faculty of Social Sciences Auditorium marking July Mass Uprising Day-2026.
Speaking about the implementation of the July Charter, Mir Helal said there had been some delays, but most political parties had signed the “July National Charter 2025” at the South Plaza of Parliament, except one.
“Honourable prime minister has said the Charter will be fully implemented, including the notes of dissent, InshaAllah,” he said.
CU Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Mohammad Al-Amin chaired the programme, which was moderated by Tahmida Khanam, Assistant Director of the university’s Student Counselling and Guidance Office.
CU Vice-Chancellor Professor Mohammad Al-Forkan attended the event as the keynote speaker, while Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Administration) Professor Md Safiqul Islam was present as the special guest.
The vice-chancellor said the university was committed to preserving the achievements of the July Uprising.
“We all want to preserve the victory of the July Uprising. No matter how difficult the obstacles ahead may be, we want to move forward with the inspiration of July,” he said.
He also announced that the university would provide jobs to two eligible family members of two martyrs of the July Mass Uprising.
At the event, CU Museum Director Professor Mohammad Zahidur Rahman presented a paper on the July Uprising.
