The July Shaheed Smriti Foundation has provided financial assistance of Tk 2.9 crore among 58 families of martyrs from the anti-discrimination student movement in Khulna division; each family received a cheque for Tk 5 lakh.

The event was held at the Khulna Shilpakala Academy on Friday.

Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho, CEO of July Shaheed Smriti Foundation, delivered the welcome speech and July Shaheed Smriti Foundation General Secretary Sarjis Alam participated in distribution of cheques. 

Speaking at the event, Sarjis Alam criticized the interim government saying, “One of the failures of the current interim government is that the murderers of the students and public have not yet been brought to justice.”

Other speakers emphasized the enduring impact of the student movement, which played a pivotal role in shaping a fairer Bangladesh.

They warned against attempts to distort the uprising’s history and called for transparency and accountability in all sectors to eradicate inequality.  

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The ceremony was attended by family members of the martyrs and injured, officials from government departments, foundation members and media representatives.

Divisional Commissioner Md Firoz Sarkar, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md Zulfikar Ali Haider, Additional Range DIG Md Hasanuzzaman, Deputy Commissioner Md Saiful Islam, Superintendent of Police T M Mosharraf Hossain, Central Coordinator of July Shaheed Smriti Foundation Md. Tariqul Islam, Ashrafa Khatun and Md Wahiduzzaman also spoke at the event.