Graffiti of July Uprising adorns Dhaka Metro

City Desk:

A series of graffiti portraying last year’s July Uprising has transformed the pillars of Dhaka Metro Rail from Karwan Bazar to Agargaon into visual timelines of resistance.

Initiated by LGRD, Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan, the graffiti campaign traces key moments of the anti-discrimination students movement leading up to the fall of the government last July, says UNB.

The art project was formally inaugurated on Saturday, August 2, at a ceremony organised by Dhaka North City Corporation at the Bijoy Sarani Metro Rail Station premises.

LGRD, Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan joined as the chief guest at the event. “These graffiti pieces will constantly remind us of the dark days of the Awami regime and the people’s courageous resistance. They will play a crucial role in ensuring that no autocracy can ever rise again in this country,” he stated.

Spanning several metro pillars on Karwan Bazar, Farmgate, Agargaon and Bijoy Sarani, the artworks capture a timeline of political repression, public dissent, and pivotal events over the past 16 years, alongside the significant memories from last July.