Dhaka: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday urged all citizens to visit the July Uprising Memorial Museum at Gonobhaban to understand and realize the brutalities of the previous regime. He emphasized the importance of this historical site during his inspection of the museum’s construction progress.
According to United News of Bangladesh, Prof Yunus encouraged every citizen, particularly students, to spend a day at the museum to comprehend the hardships and brutalities the nation endured. He suggested that those visiting could stay in the ‘Ayna Ghor’ within the museum for a firsthand experience of the suffering faced by detainees. Prof Yunus stressed the need for national unity to prevent the recurrence of such atrocities, expressing a shared belief in avoiding a return to those dark times.
Prof Yunus praised the courage of the youth and students who resisted oppression without weapons, highlighting their fearless stand against armed forces as a lesson for all. During his visit, he described the museum as a tribute to the blood of the July martyrs and an unprecedented example globally.
Prof Yunus expressed his hope that in the future, no nation would require such a museum, but if Bangladesh ever needed guidance, it could find it within this museum. The Chief Adviser, who arrived at the museum around 3 pm, toured the displays detailing the history of the July Uprising and Sheikh Hasina’s 16-year rule, as reported by his press wing.
During the visit, Prof Yunus watched a 15-minute documentary produced by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, which depicted enforced disappearances, state-sponsored repression, attacks on opponents, and brutalities from the July Uprising.
BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam, and several government advisers were present during the visit, including Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and others.