Sarjis Alam, a coordinator of the Student Movement Against Discrimination and also general secretary of the July Shaheed Smriti Foundation, said that police uniforms continue to strike fear due to the actions of Bangladesh Police during the July-August student uprising.聽
He made the remarks on Saturday at a programme titled Bangladesh Stands with Martyrs Families organised by the July Shaheed Smriti Foundation, at the Chattogram Primary Teachers鈥� Institute in city.
The event aimed to provide financial assistance to the families of those killed and injured during the uprising.
Addressing the police, Sarjis Alam said, 鈥楾he police were weaponised as a tool of oppression during the massacre. Your uniforms still fills us with fear and hatred. The responsibility for this lies with the murderer Hasina and the corrupt persons within the institution.鈥�
Criticising police behaviour, he also said, 鈥業t would be better to discard the present uniform.鈥�
At the event, under the initiative Bangladesh Stands with Martyrs Families by the July Shaheed Smriti Foundation, financial assistance cheques for Tk 5 lakh each were handed over to 105 out of 152 families in the Chattogram division, officials said.
They also said that the remaining families would receive their cheques upon submission of the required documents.
The event was attended by Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdha, the chief executive officer of the July Shaheed Smriti Foundation, along with the Chattogram coordinator of the platform and others.聽
