Farooqui: ‘July Pillars’ to be constructed in 64 districts

Staff Correspondent

Cultural Affairs Advisor Mustafa Sarwar Farooqui said that pillars will be built in memory of the July victims in 64 districts of the country.

He said at a press conference on Monday that the construction work is starting from Narayanganj today and the goal is to complete all the construction by August 4.

The pillars will be based on writing, as the July Movement was mainly conducted through slogans, poems, statements and writing. Farooqui claims that this initiative is to convey the sacrifice of the deceased to the new generation.

He said that five advisors to the interim government – Asif Nazrul, Rizwana Hasan, Adilur Rahman, C.R. Abrar and Asif Mahmud – will inspect the pillars.

Referring to the program outside Dhaka, Farooqui said that the advisors will pay tribute to Abu Sayeed and others at Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur on July 16.

Several documentaries and concerts will be screened at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong with the participation of artists from Dhaka and Chittagong, the curtain of which will be lowered through a drone exhibition. The final lineup of the concert will be announced at a press conference that morning. The July Museum will be officially inaugurated on August 5. It will be opened to general visitors later.

Social Welfare and Women and Children Affairs Advisor Sharmin S. Murshid was also present at the press conference.

He said that work has begun to prepare a complete list of women participating in July. Various initiatives related to women’s empowerment will be taken under a special program.