Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad on Tuesday announced a month-long programme, marking the one-year anniversary of the July uprising that overthrew the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime.
The student organisation said that the programme would pay tribute to the uprising martyrs, recall key moments of the movement, pray for the recovery of the injured, and exchange greetings with citizens who supported the uprising.
The announcement came at a press conference held at Dhaka University鈥檚 Madhur Canteen in the afternoon with central member secretary Zahid Ahasan declaring the event schedule.
At the press conference the organisation鈥檚 spokesperson Ashrefa Khatun said that their aim was to establish July uprising as part of the country鈥檚 cultural, social and political life.
Zahid Hasan said, 鈥榃e saw how people confronted bullets with their chest bare. We believe those who became martyrs entrusted us with responsibilities.鈥�
He said that the programmes would be observed from July 1 to August 5, referred to symbolically as July 36.
As per the announced schedule, the programme will feature a discussion titled 鈥楤rave Journalists鈥� Association: diaries of the uprising with Dhaka University Journalists鈥� Association鈥� to be held on July 4; honouring journalists, rights activists and professionals who played roles in the uprising to be held on July 7; 鈥楳eeting with Kin鈥� week scheduled for July 7鈥�14 the events of which would include visits to the martyrs鈥� graves and meetings with families of the injured; a women-led event titled 鈥楧arkness Dispelled by Women鈥檚 Leadership鈥� to be held on July 14; 鈥榃omen鈥檚 Carnival鈥� on July 15; Dhaka University Resistance Days to be held in July 16鈥�17; dialogue with private university student activists on July 18; 鈥楯uly 36 Inter-University Cricket Tournament鈥� from July 18 to 25; exchange meeting with madrassah students on July 21; and honouring organisations that worked on the July uprising on July 23.
Other programmes include a celebration with street children, rickshaw-pullers and workers who joined the uprising on July 25; nationwide graffiti painting on July 26; July Exhibition from July 31 to August 5 at Mall Chattar, Curzon Hall and TSC; a 鈥楩lag Move鈥� on August 3; and the final Victory March on August 5.
