[🇧🇩] Those who are injured during student revolution

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July uprising victims urged to submit medical bills for compensation

the injured must submit their applications and medical bills either to the mass uprising special cell or the civil surgeon offices in their respective districts

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July uprising victims urged to submit medical bills for compensation

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The government has invited students and civilians injured during the July-August mass uprising to submit their medical expense claims for reimbursement if they received treatment at private hospitals.

According to a press release issued by the Press Information Department (PID) today, the injured must submit their applications and medical bills either to the mass uprising special cell or the civil surgeon offices in their respective districts.

The required application forms are available on the special cell's official website: www.musc.portal.gov.bd.

Once submitted, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) will review claims received by the special cell, while those submitted at civil surgeon offices will first be scrutinised by the respective civil surgeons before being forwarded to the special cell for final processing.

The reimbursement process follows a decision taken during a Health Services Division meeting on January 9, which focussed on medical treatment for the injured and the distribution of health cards among them.

The initiative is being implemented as per instructions from the Liberation War Affairs Ministry, which directed the special cell to facilitate the compensation process.

The mass uprising special cell formally announced the reimbursement procedure in a notification signed by its head, Joint Secretary Mashiur Rahman, on Wednesday.​

 

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Mass Uprising: Injured block Shahbagh for removal of Category C

A group of people injured in the July-August mass uprising blocked the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka on Monday, demanding the removal of Category C, which was created by the government for their treatment.

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Mass Uprising: Injured block Shahbagh for removal of Category C
Staff Correspondent 18 February, 2025, 00:36

The injured and family members of the deceased in the July uprising hold a sit-in, blocking road, for correction of ‘discrimination’ in category of the injured and realisation of rights of the victim families at Shahbagh in Dhaka on Monday. | Sony Ramani

A group of people injured in the July-August mass uprising blocked the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka on Monday, demanding the removal of Category C, which was created by the government for their treatment.

Protesters, who blocked the road around 2:00pm, disrupting traffic movement through the intersection and causing long tailbacks on adjacent roads, mentioned that the Category C was discriminatory for them.

They also said that they would continue the sit-in until their demands were met.

A protesting injured, Md Arman, told New Age that the government has created three categories – A, B and C – for the treatment of those injured in the uprising.

But those under Category C will not receive the same facilities as those in Category A and B, he mentioned, adding that many people with severe internal injuries had been placed in Category C.

Md Sujon, who was shot in the abdomen in front of Bangshal police station on August 5 and lost parts of his liver, said that doctors advised him to avoid heavy work for at least three years. ‘But I am responsible for earning a livelihood for my ailing father and sister.’

‘I do not know why I have been placed in Category C when my condition is the worst. I will never be able to lead a normal life,’ said the 21-year-old, adding that he was now driving an auto-rickshaw to support his family, despite the difficulties.

Meanwhile, United News of Bangladesh reported that Liberation War Affairs adviser Farooq-e-Azam told the media on Monday that severely injured victims categorised in the Category-A would receive lifelong medical care and a monthly allowance of Tk 20,000 along with a one-time payment of Tk 5 lakh.

He added that individuals in Category-B, who have lost a limb, will receive a monthly allowance of Tk 15,000 and a one-time payment of Tk 3 lakh, while those in Category-C, injured victims who have recovered after treatment, will be prioritised for employment and rehabilitation programmes but will not receive any allowance.

The other two demands raised by the protesters include introduction of a special law to protect the injured and families of the martyrs and a toll free hotline service to ensure proper treatment for the injured in the remote areas.

According to the government data, 834 people were killed and 11,551 injured during the mass uprising. The government is still updating the data.​

 

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Injured activists in anti-discrimination student movement to get monthly allowances

Those who were injured in the July-August movement will be divided into three categories and given government benefits. In the first category, the seriously injured will be given a one-time allowance of Tk 500,000 and an allowance of Tk 20,000 per month. In the second category, those who have suf

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Injured activists in anti-discrimination student movement to get monthly allowances
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Feb 17, 2025 22:31
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Feb 17, 2025 22:31

Those who were injured in the July-August movement will be divided into three categories and given government benefits.

In the first category, the seriously injured will be given a one-time allowance of Tk 500,000 and an allowance of Tk 20,000 per month.

In the second category, those who have suffered from a limb loss will be given a one-time allowance of Tk 300,000 and Tk 15,000 per month.

And in the third category, those who have received treatment for minor injuries, have recovered – they will get priority in jobs and rehabilitation on a priority basis. They will not get allowances.

Liberation War Affairs Ministry Adviser Faruq-e-Azam announced the government's decision to provide facilities to the injured people on Monday, according to local media.

He said this while talking to reporters after a working session on the second day of the three-day Deputy Commissioner (DC) conference.

The government had earlier said it would give Tk 3.0 million to each family of the movement martyrs.

The Liberation War Affairs Adviser said how the money would be paid. He said that each martyr's family will be given savings certificates of Tk 1.0 million in the current 2024-25 fiscal year.

The remaining savings certificates of Tk 2.0 million will be given by July of the next financial year 2025-26. He said that this Tk 3.0 million is only for the martyr's family.

Adviser Farooq-e-Azam said that those who were martyred in the July movement will be known as 'July Shahid'.

In this regard, they will get certificates, identity cards. Those wounded in the July coup will be called July Warriors. They will get identity cards and government benefits. They will get this benefit for life. You will also get an allowance.​