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Law, justice and parliamentary affairs adviser Asif Nazrul on Saturday called upon all the stakeholders of the mass uprising to maintain unity to sustain its achievements and materialise the aspirations of the martyrs.

‘A number of revolutions in global history, including Arab Spring in Tunisia and Syria, failed to materialise the aspirations of the movement in the long run.  We must materialise the dreams of July uprising martyrs by building an independent and sovereign Bangladesh in true sense,’ he said.

He was addressing a memorial meeting on July uprising titled ‘Smritir Minar: Gono Abhyuthan-2024’, organised by Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha at Jatiya press Club, with BSS managing director and chief editor Mahbub Morshed in chair.

Chief adviser’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam, writer Rakhal Raha, poet and activist Ferdous Ara Rumi, members of BSS board of directors Fazlul Huq and Nure Alam Masud, and Gono Odhikar Parishad general secretary Muhammad Rashed Khan also addressed the discussion, conducted by BSS special correspondent Didarul Alam. 

‘The interim government has been making all out efforts to build an independent and sovereign and dignified Bangladesh in true sense to materialise the dream of the martyrs,’ Asif Nazrul said.

He called everyone to search the truth and refrain from character assassination of each other saying, ‘Spreading misinformation, propaganda, blaming others, oppression or torture were the weapons of fascist force… Our weapons are truth, unity and getting rid of repression and discrimination.’

Regarding an allegation against him about holding meetings with Indian allies in Dhaka cantonment on August 3 and 4 before the ouster of Awami League regime, Asif Nazrul said that it was completely a fabricated allegation.

‘On August 3, after attending the student movement’s rally at Shaheed Minar, I was there till 9:00pm with Mahbub Morshed and others. Later, I stayed the night at professor Mustafa Mamun’s house in fuller road area of Dhaka University after being informed that I might be arrested or killed,’ the adviser clarified.

‘In the night of August 4, I attended a programme with online activists after the evening. You might hear the audio of the meeting where I said we might be arrested or killed and stayed there till 10:00pm. Later, I went again to Mostafa Mamun’s house and stayed there at that night,’ he added.