‘Rehabilitation of July martyrs’ families will continue’

City Desk :

Liberation War Affairs Adviser Faruk E Azam said the government will develop its rehabilitation programs for the families of martyrs and the injured from the July Mass Uprising on Monday.
Speaking at a press conference at the Secretariat, he noted that while there is no specific job quota for July fighters, the government is committed to supporting them based on their qualifications and needs through employment or business opportunities, reports BSS.

The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs was assigned administrative responsibility for the welfare of July Uprising victims on December 12, 2024. Subsequently, the July Mass Uprising Directorate was established on April 28, 2025, to oversee the finalization of the list of martyrs and injured, provide financial aid, medical support, and ensure proper rehabilitation.

Through a special ordinance passed in 2025, the government officially recognized those killed as “July martyrs” and the injured as “July fighters.”

As of now, the ministry has published a list of 844 martyrs, based on data from the Health Services Division.

July fighters have been categorized by injury type into three groups: 493 in Category A, 9,008 in Category B, and 10,642 in Category C. A new list of 1,769 individuals including 114 in Category A, 213 in B, and 1,442 in C is awaiting verification and will be gazetted soon.