Unlisted July uprising injured invited for gazette listing

The government has urged people injured during the July 2024 mass uprising, but not yet included in the official gazette as “July Warriors”, to apply for inclusion in the list.

The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs issued a public notice on Tuesday, asking injured people who received treatment or are still undergoing treatment to submit applications.

According to the notification, signed by Deputy Secretary Dr Md Zahirul Islam, gazettes have so far been published for 842 martyrs and 14,368 July Warriors.

Of the listed warriors, 990 are in Category A, 1,414 in Category B and 11,964 in Category C.

The ministry said that on 10 February this year, the last working day of the interim government, 
letters were sent to all deputy commissioners, asking them not to forward new applications to the ministry until further notice.

As a result, 931 applications remain pending at upazila and district levels. In some areas, injured people have had no opportunity to apply.

After the present elected government took office, applications from people classified as extremely severely injured, severely injured and injured continued to arrive at various upazila and district offices.

However, the applications could not be forwarded for further action because the letter issued on 10 February had not been withdrawn.

With the suspension now lifted, applicants must submit a copy of their national identity card or birth certificate, their permanent and present addresses, and supporting documents as evidence of injuries sustained during the uprising.

The ministry has also asked the Director General of the July Uprising Directorate, all deputy commissioners, civil surgeons and upazila executive officers to publish the notice on their respective websites.

Upazila executive officers have also been asked to display the notice on their office notice boards. It will also be published on the ministry’s website and Facebook page.