Dhaka, Broadcasting News Corporation: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday (January 20, 2026) afternoon visited the July People’s Uprising Memorial Museum at Ganobhaban to inspect the progress of the final stage of work.

The Chief Adviser arrived at the museum around 3 PM on Tuesday and toured the exhibits showing the history behind the July People’s Uprising and illustrations of the 16-year misrule of Sheikh Hasina.

During the visit, BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, and National Citizens Party convener Nahid Islam, among others, were present alongside the Chief Adviser.

Among the advisers present were Culture Adviser Mostafa Sarwar Faruqi, Law Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul, Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan, Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam, Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum, National Security Adviser Dr. Khalilur Rahman, Chief Adviser’s SDG Coordinator Lamia Morshed, and Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works Md. Nazrul Islam.
Sanjida Tuli, coordinator of the organization Mothers’ Call for Families of the Enforcedly Disappeared, and Mir Ahmad Bin Kasem Arman, a victim returned from disappearance, along with student leaders Asif Mahmud Zobayer Bhuiya and Hasnat Abdullah, who led the July uprising, were present at the time.

Under the leadership of cultural advisor Mostafa Sarwar Farooqui, museum curators Tanzim Wahab, Merina Tabassum Khan, the July museum researchers, and other officials guided the visitors through the entire museum.

The July Memorial Museum preserves various materials including photos of the uprising, memorabilia, clothes of the martyrs, letters, important documents, newspaper clippings from that time, and audio-video recordings.

Additionally, the scene of then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fleeing is also preserved there.

During the museum visit, Professor Muhammad Yunus watched a 15-minute documentary depicting the disappearances under the fascist regime, state-led oppression, attacks on opponents, and the mass killings that occurred during the July uprising of ’71.

The documentary was produced by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.
During the visit, the Chief Adviser said, ‘This museum was made while the blood of the July martyrs was still fresh; this is an unprecedented example in the whole world.’
He said, ‘We do not want there to be a need to create such a museum anywhere in the future. If our nation ever loses its way for any reason, it will find guidance in this museum.’
The Chief Adviser said, ‘Every citizen of the country should spend a day here, and students should come to this museum in groups. Spending a day in this museum will help people understand the atrocities this nation has endured. The mirror rooms created here are meant so that if someone wants to stay for some time, a few hours, or a full day, they can do so.’
He said that by sitting in the mirror rooms, visitors can realize the cruelty that the prisoners faced!
‘We must bring to mind how we can all stand together to prevent such atrocities from happening. In this one belief, we will all unite that this nation will never return to such horrific days,’ he said.
He further said, a cruel incident was happening. The youth, the students, stood against it and resisted it. They had no weapons.
The Chief Adviser thanked Culture Adviser Mostafa Sarwar Faruqui and everyone involved in the work of the museum.
Culture Adviser Mostafa Sarwar Faruqui said, ‘It is a record that the work of this museum has reached this stage in such a short time. This has been made possible through the tireless efforts of many young people. Many have worked here for eight months without any remuneration. I am grateful to all of them.’
‘The work on several more sections will be completed in the coming days. And it will be opened to everyone even before the elections. By July, the museum will stand as a testament to history. It will symbolize the politics of Bangladesh’s past, present, and future. In future political discourse, education, research, and the practice of art and literature, this museum will play an important role,’ he said.