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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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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.​

 

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Hasina ordered 'no treatment', 'no release' for July victims: Tajul

The chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Muhammad Tajul Islam today said then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, during her visit to a hospital in late July, 2024, had ordered the authorities not to provide treatment to any victims of mass uprising and not to give anyone release.

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Hasina ordered 'no treatment', 'no release' for July victims: Tajul
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Published: 23 Feb 2025, 17: 12

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The chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Muhammad Tajul Islam today said then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, during her visit to a hospital in late July, 2024, had ordered the authorities not to provide treatment to any victims of mass uprising and not to give anyone release.

"We (prosecution) have visited National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic Rehabilitation (Nitor), popularly known as Pongu Hospital, to talk to victims of July-August mass uprising and their family members. The victims, who were taking treatment at the hospital, said Sheikh Hasina visited the institute (on 27 July) and ordered physicians and hospital authorities 'no treatment', 'no release'," the ICT chief prosecutor said at a press briefing held at his office this noon.

Muhammad Tajul Islam said Hasina ordered the physicians not to provide treatment to any victims of mass uprising and not to give anyone release, to ensure that none goes back to the street to join anti-government movement.

"The prosecution already received evidences in support of this claim. Apart from the patients at the hospital, the physicians too, have confirmed the matter to us. We have informed this to the tribunal today," he added.

Replying to a question of a reporter, the ICT chief prosecutor further said the hospital authorities could not conduct autopsies on the bodies of the July-August mass uprising martyrs and they did not provide death certificates following the order of the administration.

"Even after the killings in gunfire, the families of the victims were given death certificates, saying that their dear ones died of fever or any other disease. Police attacked the families that were trying to bury their loved ones or going to attend the burial," Muhammad Tajul Islam further said.

The ICT chief prosecutor said the tribunal quarried about the absence of postmortem reports as these are very important evidence, adding, "We have said the then authorities forced the family members of the martyrs to bury them in a hurry and did not provide any postmortem report. These are clear evidences of crimes against humanity."

Tajul said the prosecution would scrutinise all these evidences of Hasina's brutality following the due process and submit those to the tribunal after processing those through forensic tests.​

 

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3-point demand: Uprising injured announce all-night sit-in in front of CA office

The protesters, who gathered there around 11:00pm, announced an all-night sit-in in front of Gate No 1 of the office

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3-point demand: Uprising injured announce all-night sit-in in front of CA office

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A group of protesters injured in the July uprising is staging a sit-in in front of Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus's office in the capital to press home their three-point demand aimed at securing support for the victims and their families.

The protesters, who gathered there around 11:00pm, announced an all-night sit-in in front of Gate No 1 of the office.

They declared that they would not leave until their demands were met.

Speaking to The Daily Star around 11:00pm, protester Masud Rana Sourav, a student of Kabi Nazrul Government College, said, "We will stay here all night. We will continue our protest indefinitely and will not return home until our demands are fulfilled."

Currently, each martyr's family receives a savings certificate worth Tk 30 lakh. Severely injured individuals under "Category A" receive a one-time payment of Tk 5 lakh and a monthly allowance of Tk 20,000. Those with partial disabilities under "Category B" receive a lump sum of Tk 3 lakh along with a monthly allowance of Tk 15,000. However, individuals classified under "Category C" do not receive direct financial aid but are given priority in rehabilitation and employment opportunities.​

 

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Allowance for uprising victims likely from March

The interim government on Thursday announced that the government was likely to start from March the distribution of monthly allowance for the victims of July mass uprising...

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Allowance for uprising victims likely from March
Staff Correspondent 27 February, 2025, 23:07

A group of people injured in the July-August mass uprising continue their sit-in for the 2nd consecutive day, demanding the correction of discriminatory list of injured, in front of the chief adviser’s office at Tejgaon in Dhaka on Thursday. | New Age photo

The interim government on Thursday announced that the government was likely to start from March the distribution of monthly allowance for the victims of July mass uprising.

A group of people injured in the July-August mass uprising Thursday afternoon called off their sit-in in front of the chief adviser’s office at Tejgaon in the capital after hearing that the injured who are under Category C would also receive the allowance.

‘The adviser of the ministry concerned informed us that they hope the distribution of the monthly allowance will begin in March next,’ said chief adviser’s deputy press secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital Dhaka.

Citing decisions made at a recent government meeting, press secretary Shafiqul Alam at the press briefing said, ‘The martyrs will be referred to as “July Martyrs,” while the injured will be recognised as “July Warriors.”

He said that the families of 834 July martyrs, whose names were published in the gazette, would get Tk 30 lakh each as one-time assistance, each family will receive Tk 10 lakh through a national savings certificate in the 2024-25 financial year, while Tk 20 lakh would be given in the 2025-26 financial year.

Every martyr’s family will get an allowance of Tk 20,000 a month, he said, adding that capable members of the martyrs’ families would get priority in jobs.

Shafiqul also said that the medical board listed the injured July fighters in three categories — Category A, B, and C — and as per the categories, they would get monthly allowances and other facilities.

Severely injured 493 people, who are unable to live independently, will receive substantial support under Category A.

The A category injured will receive a one-time payment of Tk 5 lakh, with Tk 2 lakh in FY25 and the remaining Tk 3 lakh in FY26. They will also receive a monthly allowance of Tk 20,000, lifelong access to treatment, along with rehabilitation programmes and vocational training.

A total of 908 July warriors who suffered moderate injuries but are able to live with partial assistance will be classified under Category B, and they will receive a one-time payment of Tk 3 lakh — Tk 1 lakh in FY25 and Tk 2 lakh in FY26.

They will also be eligible for a monthly allowance of Tk 15,000 and they will be given priority in employment.

Under Category C, there are 10,648 July warriors who have recovered from their injuries. These individuals will receive a one-time payment of Tk 1 lakh along with a monthly allowance of Tk 10,000.

They will also be provided with rehabilitation support and will receive an identity card, which will allow them to access various government benefits.​

 

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Family members of July uprising martyrs, injured to get quota in secondary admission

The government has decided to give quota facility to the family members of martyrs and those injured in the July mass-uprising of 2024 in admission to government secondary schools alongside offspring of freedom fighters and family members of martyrs’ of the Liberation War.

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Family members of July uprising martyrs, injured to get quota in secondary admission
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Dhaka
Published: 02 Mar 2025, 20: 12

The government has decided to give quota facility to the family members of martyrs and those injured in the July mass-uprising of 2024 in admission to government secondary schools alongside offspring of freedom fighters and family members of martyrs’ of the Liberation War.

Earlier, a 5 per cent quota was reserved for offspring of freedom fighters and family members of martyrs’ of the Liberation War. Now those injured in the July uprising and family members of Liberation War martyrs will be included to this quota.

An office order of the education ministry made the announcement of the change in the admission of government secondary schools. Those who seek quota will have to submit proof or attested copy of gazette. The authorities have been asked to properly review the freedom fighter certificate or gazette of martyrs of July movement.

The office order also asked the school authorities not to keep the seats vacant. If enough candidates are not found in the quota, the seats will have to be filled up from the merit list.

Education ministry has asked officials of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) to implement the decision.​