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.   Bangladesh named The Economist’s country of the year 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.

Sarjis Alam, general secretary of the July Shaheed Smriti Foundation,  has said no one will be spared if they betray the spirit of the mass uprising. “Even Chief Adviser Dr. Yunus would not be exempted if he betrays the faith of the movement,” he said while speaking as the chief guest at a programme organised by the July Shaheed Smriti Foundation at Rajshahi district Shilpakala Academy on Saturday. Sarjis, also one of the coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement, said they are not brokers or power-hungry people. Intellectuals' killings were anti-liberation forces’ most heinous revenge: Dr Yunus Regarding India, he said Bangladesh's relationship with India will be determined by India's actions. If India seeks to maintain good relations, it must return fugitive Hasina and stop sheltering her, he said adding that the people of Bangladesh will bring her to book. He claimed that instead of punishing the police officers who had opened fire during the recent movement, lobbying  is on for their new postings. He further alleged that leaders of various political parties and senior officials from the administration are becoming involved in ‘arrest-trade’. He raised question about the exhumation of the bodies of the July-August martyrs, saying why they should be exhumed when the bodies of those involved in Sheikh Mujib's killing were not. BDR families demand renaming of BGB, justice for mutiny victims

The July Shaheed Smriti Foundation has launched a hotline to gather information about the victims of the student uprising and has also created a website to keep the public informed about its activities. The hotline number, 16000, is available daily from 10am to 6pm, although it will be closed on public holidays, said Muhammad Jasim Uddin, PRO at Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. Additionally, the website www.jssfbd.com serves as a resource for the public to learn more about the foundation's initiatives and will help preserve the memory of the mass uprising. Founded on September 10, the July Shaheed Smriti Foundation is led by Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser of the interim government, as President, with Shaheed Mir Mugdho's twin brother, Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho, serving as Secretary. The foundation aims to support the families of the victims of the anti-discrimination student movement and provide treatment and rehabilitation for the injured.