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So many people didn’t sacrifice lives just for polls

Says Asif Mahmud
adviser Asif Mahmud on July uprising sacrifices

So many people sacrificed their lives in the July uprising not just for an election, Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain said yesterday.

Asif, adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives, was a key organiser of the student movement that toppled the Sheikh Hasina-led government.

Talking to journalists after distributing winter clothing among the destitute in Thakurgaon's Baliadangi upazila in the morning, he noted that the one-point demand of the movement was to depose Hasina and abolish the fascist system.

He said that the institutions of Bangladesh, including the financial ones, were ruined by the fascist system.

"So, we think reforms are very important. So many people didn't sacrifice their lives just for an election or vote," said Asif, also youth and sports adviser, adding that estimates suggest over 2,000 people were killed and more than 20,000 injured during the uprising.

The families of the martyrs, along with those injured in the uprising, also want reforms, he said.

The interim government's stance on completing the reforms is very clear, the adviser said. Reform commissions were formed almost three months ago and would submit their proposals soon.

"We will go for the election after completing the reformative actions through discussions with the stakeholders," the adviser said.

He added that the interim government would prioritise development activities in the "neglected" northern districts.

Long-term development projects will be taken up for the people of the areas so that they will get benefits even after the end of the interim government's tenure, he added.

Responding to a question about allegations that the injured victims of the uprising in Thakurgaon are not getting enough support, Asif said steps will be taken after discussion with the July Shaheed Smrity Foundation.

Thakurgaon acting deputy commissioner Shahin Sardar, Additional Superintendent of Police Liza Begum, Executive Engineer of LGED Mamun Biswas, and Baliadangi Upazila Nirbahi Officer Polash Kumar Debnath, among others, were present at the event. 

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So many people didn’t sacrifice lives just for polls

Says Asif Mahmud
adviser Asif Mahmud on July uprising sacrifices

So many people sacrificed their lives in the July uprising not just for an election, Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain said yesterday.

Asif, adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development, and Cooperatives, was a key organiser of the student movement that toppled the Sheikh Hasina-led government.

Talking to journalists after distributing winter clothing among the destitute in Thakurgaon's Baliadangi upazila in the morning, he noted that the one-point demand of the movement was to depose Hasina and abolish the fascist system.

He said that the institutions of Bangladesh, including the financial ones, were ruined by the fascist system.

"So, we think reforms are very important. So many people didn't sacrifice their lives just for an election or vote," said Asif, also youth and sports adviser, adding that estimates suggest over 2,000 people were killed and more than 20,000 injured during the uprising.

The families of the martyrs, along with those injured in the uprising, also want reforms, he said.

The interim government's stance on completing the reforms is very clear, the adviser said. Reform commissions were formed almost three months ago and would submit their proposals soon.

"We will go for the election after completing the reformative actions through discussions with the stakeholders," the adviser said.

He added that the interim government would prioritise development activities in the "neglected" northern districts.

Long-term development projects will be taken up for the people of the areas so that they will get benefits even after the end of the interim government's tenure, he added.

Responding to a question about allegations that the injured victims of the uprising in Thakurgaon are not getting enough support, Asif said steps will be taken after discussion with the July Shaheed Smrity Foundation.

Thakurgaon acting deputy commissioner Shahin Sardar, Additional Superintendent of Police Liza Begum, Executive Engineer of LGED Mamun Biswas, and Baliadangi Upazila Nirbahi Officer Polash Kumar Debnath, among others, were present at the event. 

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