Dhaka: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Professor Asif Nazrul announced today that a comprehensive list of prisoners from the July Uprising will be preserved in the July Museum. He made this statement during a program titled ‘Recalling July Prisoners’, which was organized by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs at the Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad Auditorium of Bangla Academy in Dhaka.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Asif Nazrul emphasized that after the uprising, there have been several attempts to create division among the forces involved by disseminating false information. He highlighted the unity that prevailed during the uprising, stating, “We did not carry out the uprising to quarrel, divide, or create discord with each other. We stood together against injustice in the July Uprising. The identity of people’s religion, caste, tribe, political ideology did not stand in the way. We considered ourselves as human beings and stood by each other.”
He further noted the unfortunate attempts to sow division following the uprising, contrasting it with the mutual respect that existed among the forces before the events. Asif Nazrul urged that the memory of July should be preserved, underscoring the importance of remembering those who were martyred and injured during the uprising.
The event also featured speeches from notable figures such as National Citizen Party (NCP) member secretary Akhtar Hossain, AB Party Chairman Mujibur Rahman Manju Bhuiyan, Jamaat-e-Islam Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar, and Gano Odhikar Parishad (Partial) president Nurul Haque Nur.