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Reconstructing killing through counter-forensics

ABU Sayed, a student activist at Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, was killed on July 16, 2024. The death became a flashpoint in what would grow into the July uprising. While the Awami League government, toppled in the uprising,  then claimed that Sayed had been killed with bricks and firearms by other protesters, video footage shared widely on social media...

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Preserving July uprising history called for

The first-ever international conference on the July uprising was held at the University of Dhaka on Sunday, with researchers and analysts from home and abroad calling for a national commitment to documenting and preserving the history of the 2024 student-led mass uprising...

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Establishing discrimination-free society demanded

Vice-chancellor of the Bangladesh Medical University Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam at a programme in Dhaka on Thursday said that by embodying the spirit of the July uprising, a society and state with non-discrimination and justice must be established in the future...

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Challenges still remain in banking sector in Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s banking sector has seen some tangible reforms over the past one year under the interim government, but a sustainable recovery of the sector damaged badly during the past government is constrained by some knotty challenges such as rising non-performing loans, outdated regulations and weak institutional capacity, economists said...

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Charge hearing on July 28

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Tuesday set July 28 for hearing charges against Begum Rokeya University vice-chancellor Hasibur Rashid Bachchu and 29 others, accused in connection with a crimes against humanity case over killing of Abu Sayeed during 2024 July uprising...

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No quota for July injured in public service

Liberation war affairs ministry adviser Faruk-e-Azam on Monday said that there would be no quota in government jobs for those recognised as ‘July fighters’, injured in the July uprising in 2024...

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EU marks July uprising

The Eastern University marked the anniversary of the July uprising with a discussion and documentary screening at the EU in Dhaka on Monday...

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SAU VC urges all to make Bangladesh free from corruption

On the occasion of July Uprising’24 Vice-chancellor of the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Professor Md Abdul Latif at a rally in Dhaka on Monday urged the people of the country to make Bangladesh free from corruption...

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Deplorable delay in disbursing grants to July uprising victims

THE delay in disbursing grants and allowances to those wounded and to the families of those martyred during the July uprising is deeply disappointing. The interim government — formed after the student-led mass movement toppled the authoritarian Awami League government in August 2024 — repeatedly pledged that support and rehabilitation for the victims would be...

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Many victims yet to get any help

Sufferings and disappointment of the people wounded in the July uprising deepens on as many of them have yet to receive any or furhter financial help from the July Shaheed Smrity Foundation...

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Emerging right-wing politics a threat to democracy

WHILE the youth leaders of the victorious July uprising against the autocratic regime of Awami League, a year ago, announced that the spirit of their struggle was to establish a democratic polity and, that too, in the light of Bangladesh’s historic promise to establish equality, human dignity and social justice, the Jamaat-e-Islami and its political allies at a huge gathering on July...

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Absence of educational reform decried

Transparency International Bangladesh executive director Iftekharuzzaman on Saturday alleged that no commission had been formed to reform the education sector whereas the historic July uprising began from the educational institutions...

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GAU marks July uprising with series of events

Gazipur Agricultural University on Thursday observed the July uprising through a series of programmes aimed at honouring its legacy and inspiring democratic and environmental consciousness among students.

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RUET stands by injured in July uprising

As part of the programme titled ‘July Uprising Revival’, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology provided educational assistance to an injured in the July uprising, Kaushik Islam Apurba , at the hall room of the RUET in Rajshahi on Thursday.

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BUET VC urges all to refrain from barbarity, immoral activities

Vice-chancellor of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Professor ABM Badruzzaman has urged the people of the country to refrain from all kinds of barbarity and immoral activities to fulfil the purpose of those killed and...

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Banks to remain closed on August 5

All scheduled banks across the country will remain closed on 5 August 2025, marking the observance of the government-declared holiday marking July Uprising Day.

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Silent sufferings of victims

ONE year after the July uprising shook Bangladesh to its core, families of those killed and injured during the uprising have expressed deep sorrow and frustration, lamenting that they feel forgotten and neglected. Their emotional wounds, intertwined...

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Realities and politics

IN THE political history of Bangladesh, election periods have always been of paramount importance. From the Pakistan Movement to the birth of Bangladesh, the mass uprising of the 1990s, or the aftermath of the 2024 ‘July Uprising’, the right to vote has consistently been at the centre of political discourse. Although the three elections after 1990 were considered free...

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Ganabhaban to turn into museum at Tk 111 crore

The advisory council committee on economic affairs on Tuesday agreed in principle to implement two projects worth Tk 111.19 crore at the Ganabhaban to turn it into a July uprising memorial museum...

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Maritime University holds July uprising revival event

Bangladesh Maritime University, country’s specialised public university, organised ‘The July Mass Uprising Revival Programme-2025, July Commemoration’ on its temporary campus in Dhaka on Tuesday...

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July uprising was against divisions in society: NCP  

Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina had split the country using the freedom fighters versus Razakars divide and using ‘Mujibism’ for past 50 years the country was kept divided, while the July uprising was organised against such divisions in society and to build a new Bangladesh, said National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam...

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July Women’s Day observed

July uprising women activists, martyr families, and cultural activists on Monday observed July Women’s Day in recognition of women’s contributions to the student-led mass uprising that led to the ouster of the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024.

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Reform proposals include July quota

The proposed reforms to the guideline for the current year’s college admission that the education boards have submitted to the education ministry contain quotas for the July uprising victims...

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DU White Panel teachers demand trial of fellow Hasina collaborators

Dhaka University teachers, belonging to the pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party White Panel, on Sunday demanded trial of ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her collaborators among fellow teachers for their role in crackdown on students during the July uprising...