"If there is any move to
make people forget July, it will be crushed with the people of this country. We
have only one life, and let that life be dedicated to the nation," he
said.
He made the remarks on
Tuesday while addressing the unveiling ceremony of the book July Revolution
2024 in the Context of the Struggle for Freedom, organised by One
Initiative Research and Development (OIRD) at the CIRDAP International
Conference Centre in Dhaka.
Shafiqur said various
"temptations and offers" had been made to divert attention from the
July issue, but insisted that his party would stand by the public mandate.
"We have no mandate of our own. The people's verdict must be respected,
and we will not betray the nation," he said.
Calling for the preservation
of an accurate historical record of the 2024 movement, he urged the government
to document the contributions of all those involved in the uprising. Referring
to the 1971 Liberation War, he said Bangladesh still lacks a complete list of
martyrs despite the passage of more than five decades.
He also alleged that the
narrative surrounding the July movement had changed after the change in
government, particularly after February 12 this year, claiming that some
political leaders had departed from their earlier commitments.
The Jamaat chief further said
the government must implement the outcome of the referendum related to the July
Charter and expressed concern over what he described as a slowdown in the
judicial process over killings, enforced disappearances and alleged repression.
Shafiqur also called on the
government not to take action against those he described as "July
fighters", saying they should not face violence or repression.
The programme was chaired by OIRD adviser and Buet professor Dr Md Fakhrul Islam. Jamaat Assistant Secretary General Maulana Rafiqul Islam Khan, Dhaka South Jamaat Ameer Md Nurul Islam Bulbul, former DUCSU vice-president Sadiq Kayem and retired Major Akhtaruzzaman, among others, also addressed the event.

Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Published Date : August 4, 2026
