[🇧🇩] July Memorial Museum

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Date of Event: Jul 15, 2025

Source: https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/1nqv26x28i

July Memorial Museum to be inaugurated on 5 August

BSS Dhaka
Published: 14 Jul 2025, 20: 28

Cultural affairs adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki addresses a press conference at the Ganobhaban on Monday afternoon BSS

The July Memorial Museum will be inaugurated on August 5 as the work of the museum is almost at its final stage.

"Preparations are underway accordingly (to open the museum on 5 August August)," cultural affairs adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki told a press conference at Ganabhaban in the capital on Monday.

He said: "The July Memorial Museum will be inaugurated on 5 August. However, the museum will be made open for visitors later."

Women and Children Affairs Adviser Sharmeen S Murshid, chief adviser's press secretary Shafiqul Alam and deputy press secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder were, among others, present at the press conference.

Farooki said after entering the museum, a visitor will be able to understand why the July Revolution happened, and the memories of the Awami League's misrule and the mass uprising.

He said the court will hold the trial of Sheikh Hasina and her cohorts, but "our aim is that a visitor can judge Sheikh Hasina's crimes with his own conscience when he or she visits the museum".

The cultural affairs adviser said a legal framework will be established to maintain the July Memorial Museum.

According to official sources, photos of the July uprising, various memorials, clothes of martyrs, letters, important documents, newspaper cuttings of that time, audio-videos and other materials will be kept in the July Memorial Museum.

In addition, the scene of the escape of the dictator and mass killers, Sheikh Hasina, will also be given a special place there.
This museum will be a part of the Bangladesh National Museum.​

 

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Inside the July Memorial Museum at Dhaka University

On July 21, the July Memorial Museum was inaugurated on the second floor of the Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU) at Dhaka University (DU)

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Inside the July Memorial Museum at Dhaka University

Photo: Mohammad Tawhid Ur Rashid

On July 21, the July Memorial Museum was inaugurated on the second floor of the Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU) at Dhaka University (DU) following a discussion session. DU Vice-Chancellor Dr Niaz Ahmad Khan presided over the event, while Education Adviser Prof. Dr. Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar was the Chief Guest. Family members of those who were martyred or injured during the July movement were present during the inauguration.

Upon entering the museum, visitors are met with a compelling visual where Abu Sayeed stands with his chest bared against police bullets. Right next to this visual is a touching photo of Mir Mugdho, who had simply stepped in to help the masses but was killed by bullets fired by his own countrymen.

Sadab, a student of DU's Public Administration department, while visiting the museum, remarked, "This museum will undoubtedly serve as a bearer and preserver of history. Every photograph and every item exhibited here stands as evidence of how we brought down a fascist regime through countless sacrifices."

Around 35 photographs are on display at this museum, many of which drew national attention and dominated headlines last year. One side of the wall features vivid graffiti, reflecting the faces of people rising up against oppression and injustice.

The personal belongings of the martyrs—including the watch worn by martyr Farhan Faiyaz and the torn pants of Abu Sayeed—have been placed here as powerful symbols of resistance.

From the harrowing scenes of students being assaulted by their own classmates in the struggle for rights to the rise of the one-point demand movement and the eventual victory of the student-led uprising—the entire journey is captured. The July Memorial Museum is a powerful portrayal of resistance against injustice.

Mohammad Tawhid Ur Rashid is a Campus Ambassador for The Daily Star from Dhaka University.​

 

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July Museum highlights climax of 36 days, Hasina’s misrule: Foreign Adviser

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum reflects Bangladesh people’s struggle against the misrule of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “The museum showcases the climax of the 36 days of the July uprising, but it also highlight

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July Museum highlights climax of 36 days, Hasina’s misrule: Foreign Adviser

UNB
Published :
Feb 03, 2026 20:28
Updated :
Feb 03, 2026 20:28

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum reflects Bangladesh people’s struggle against the misrule of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

“The museum showcases the climax of the 36 days of the July uprising, but it also highlights the elements of years of misrule,” he said, adding that the true lesson of history is to ensure it is not repeated.

The Foreign Adviser made the remarks as foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka visited the museum on Monday, days before its opening to the public.

Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki briefed the diplomats and guided them through the museum’s key sections.

Senior Secretary and SDGs Affairs Principal Coordinator Lamiya Morshed, Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam, and Cultural Affairs Secretary Md Mofidur Rahman were also present.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 29 wrote to all diplomatic missions, UN agencies and offices of international organisations in Dhaka, inviting Ambassadors, High Commissioners, CDAs and heads of international organisations and UN agencies to join the museum tour, a senior official at the ministry told UNB.

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam and Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder are joined the programme.

Earlier, on January 20, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus visited the museum. Gonobhaban, the former residence of ‘ousted autocrat’ Sheikh Hasina, has been converted into the July Museum, which is set for soft opening next week, said the Chief Adviser’s press wing.

At the start of two-hour long visit, the diplomats observed a minute of silence in memory of the nearly 4000 people who were martyred during the fascist regime Sheikh Hasina.

Farooki said the July Museum would collaborate with similar institutions in other countries.

“The idea behind the museum is to prevent the recurrence of such misrule, not only in Bangladesh, but anywhere in the world,” he said.

Chief Curator of the July Museum Tanzim Wahab described the various features of the museum to the visiting diplomats and guests.

“I am delighted to have visited the July Museum. It is both inspiring and a powerful reminder of how important it is to understand history, how mass uprisings occur, and the genesis of the 2024 mass uprising in Bangladesh,” said Michael Miller, Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh.

Distinguished members of the diplomatic corps present at the event included Dr Abdelouahab Saidani, Ambassador of Algeria; Marcelo Carlos Cesa, Ambassador of Argentina; Dasho Karma Hamu Dorjee, Ambassador of Bhutan; Christian Brix Møller, Ambassador of Denmark; Omar Mohie Eldin Ahmed Fahmy, Ambassador of Egypt; Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet, Ambassador of France; Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi, Ambassador of Iran; Wisam Hussein Ali Al Ithawi, Chargé d’Affaires of Iraq; Antonio Alessandro, Ambassador of Italy; Lulzim Pllana, Ambassador of Kosovo; Abdulmutalib S. M. Suliman, Ambassador of Libya; Bouchaib Ez Zahri, Chargé d’Affaires of Morocco; Ghanshyam Bhandari, Ambassador of Nepal; Håkon Arald Gulbrandsen, Ambassador of Norway; Imran Haider, High Commissioner of Pakistan; Yousef S. Y. Ramadan, Ambassador of the State of Palestine; Alexander Grigoryevich Khozin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation; Mitchel Lee, Chargé d’Affaires of Singapore; Gabriel María Sistiaga Ochoa de Chinchetru, Ambassador of Spain; Ramis Şen, Ambassador of Türkiye; Monica, Public Diplomacy Counselor, and Scott, Public Diplomacy Officer of the Embassy of the United States of America; Dr Liu Yuyin, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China; and the Press Attaché of the High Commission of Brunei Darussalam.

Also present were Farouk Adatia, Diplomatic Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN); Hoe Yun Jeong, Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB); Indra Mani Pandey, Secretary General of BIMSTEC; P. Chandra Shekara, Director General of CIRDAP; Jiaoqun Shi, FAO Representative in Bangladesh; Muntasir Saqib Khan, Country Director of the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC); Lance Bonneau, Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM); Dr Susan Vize, Officer-in-Charge of UNESCO; Syed Iftikhar Ali, Officer-in-Charge of UNHCR; Coco Ushiyama, Resident Representative and Country Director of the World Food Programme (WFP); and Sudhir Muralidharan, Country Manager of UNOPS.​