Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said those responsible for the killings during the anti-fascist movement will be brought to justice through transparent, impartial and credible trials conducted in accordance with the due process of law.
“The killers in the anti-fascist movement will be tried in a transparent, impartial and credible manner following the due process of law. The government believes justice for every crime is essential to ensure the rule of law,” he added.
The Prime Minister made the remarks while addressing a discussion titled ‘July-36’ after inaugurating the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum at Ganabhaban in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar this morning.
Tarique Rahman said the government has decided to name institutions after those killed or became victims of enforced disappearance and other violence over the past 17 years and during the July Mass Uprising.
“The government has decided to name an institution in the respective localities after every person who embraced martyrdom or became a victim of enforced disappearance and killing during the past 17 years and the July movement,” he said.
Speaking about the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum, the Prime Minister said the country’s democratic people expect the museum not to become a place for promoting the exclusive political narrative of any individual, group or political party.
“The 2024 mass uprising did not belong to any individual, group or political party. The true heroes of the uprising are the democratic people of Bangladesh,” he said.
Tarique Rahman said the 1971 Liberation War was fought to achieve the country’s independence, while the 2024 mass uprising was waged to safeguard the independence of the state and the freedom of its people.
“Just as the people have never forgotten the freedom fighters of 1971, they will never forget those who laid down their lives in 2024 to protect the country and the freedom of its people,” he said.
Earlier, Nobel Laureate and former Chief Adviser of the immediate past interim government Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday paid tribute to those who sacrificed their lives during the July Mass Uprising, saying the movement remains a defining chapter in Bangladesh’s struggle for justice, people’s rights and democratic aspirations.
“July stands as a defining chapter in the struggle for the rights of the people, justice, and democratic aspirations. In our collective memory, July is a long month, 36 days long. It reminds us of the extraordinary unity and strength with which this nation stood together against injustice,” he said in a statement issued on the eve of July Mass Uprising Day.
Prof Yunus paid his deepest respects to the martyrs who lost their lives during the uprising. “I also express my profound gratitude to those who were injured, lost their eyesight, or were left permanently disabled in the struggle.”
