1st Int’l confce on July Revolution held at DU
City Desk :
Marking the first anniversary of the July Uprising 2024, an international conference titled ‘International Conference on July Revolution- ICJR 1-2025’ was held at the Dhaka University here today, Says a BSS.
The conference brought together scholars and politicians from different countries who discussed July Uprising from their national viewpoints.
The program was organized with the joint venture of Research and Integrated Thought (RIT), a Dhaka-based think tank, and the Department of Political Science at Dhaka University with many other co-organizers.
The daylong conference was designed in three separate segments including inaugural, paper and poster presentations and plenary sessions. Housing and Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan inaugurated the conference as the chief guest.
Editor of Amar Desh Dr. Mahmudur Rahman, parents of Martyred Jahiduzzaman Tanvin, DU Pro-VC Mamun Ahmed, former US diplomat John Danilowicz spoke, among others, in the opening session of the conference.
In the plenary session, Nurul Izzah Anwar, Deputy President of Malaysian Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) highlighted the need for economic sovereignty, worker protection, prison reforms, and safeguarding national wealth through sovereign institutions like Malaysia’s EPF and PNB.
She also calls for renewed global solidarity, responsible governance, and social media regulation to combat disinformation and polarization.
“I speak to you as a fellow Asian, a political activist, and a representative of Malaysia’s People’s Justice Party. Our youth in both nations have shown unshakable courage in pursuit of dignity and justice,” she added.
“In these trying times, marked by global suffering and genocide in Gaza, we must not retreat into despair but strengthen our moral positioning. Solidarity must be both our shield and our roadmap,” she said, extending need for Economic sovereignty must and support the vulnerable.
“The July Revolution is not a memory—it’s a mandate. Let us rise, united in struggle, to redefine power for the marginalized,” she added.
Speaking as the special guest, Chief Adviser’s envoy for international affairs, Dr. Lutfey Siddiqi said, “It’s exactly a year since the uprising. The sacrifices that were made have brought us to this moment, allowing us to reflect on the opportunity and the possibility of a new Bangladesh.”
