Govt to honor martyrs of July uprising on Sept 14

The government will honor the martyrs of the students-people uprising on September 14.

Disclosing this at a preparatory meeting today, Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Adviser Md. Nahid Islam said to honor the martyrs, a commemorative meeting in memory of all the martyrs in the students-people uprising will be organised on September 14, said a press release.

“The government will give the highest honor to the martyrs’ families in the commemorative meeting,” he said.

“Bangla Blockade”, “Complete Shutdown” and “Long March to Dhaka” must be highlighted in the commemoration as those words acted as a tonic in the mass movement, he said, adding that the commemorative meeting will be organized in such a way so that it can create the atmosphere of the July mass movement.

Md. Nahid Islam will work as focal point of the commemorative meeting.

Assistant Professor of Jagannath University Mohammad Zahidul Haque gave his opinion on the various designs of the programme.

Posts and Telecommunications Secretary Dr Md Mushfiqur Rahman along with senior officials of the ministry were present in the meeting.