MM Rahmatullah: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's Dhaka South City unit on Wednesday launched a month-long programme marking the second anniversary of the July-August mass uprising with a prayer and discussion meeting in memory of those killed, injured and permanently disabled during the movement. The event was held at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB) in the capital, where the party reiterated its demand for the implementation of the "July Charter," the trial of those responsible for the killings during the uprising, and state recognition and rehabilitation for the victims and their families. Presiding over the programme, Jamaat-e-Islami Central Executive Council member and Ameer of Dhaka South City, Nurul Islam Bulbul MP, expressed disappointment that no official state programme had been announced to mark the anniversary of the July uprising. He alleged that the government had ignored the public mandate reflected in the referendum and was failing to implement the July Charter. Bulbul said the implementation of the July Charter would help prevent the return of authoritarianism and strengthen the country's democratic transition. He also called for state recognition for those killed during the uprising, rehabilitation and allowances for the injured, and the prompt trial of all incidents of killings linked to the movement. The programme was conducted by Jamaat Central Executive Council member and Dhaka South City Secretary Dr. Shafiqul Islam Masud MP. Among the speakers was Sheikh Jamal Hasan, father of martyr Sheikh Mehedi Hasan Junayed, who urged the government to honour the referendum outcome by implementing the July Charter. He warned that failing to do so would amount to a betrayal of those who sacrificed their lives during the movement. Mosharraf Hossain, father of martyr Jihad Hossain, alleged that his business had repeatedly been targeted over extortion demands. He said his son had sacrificed his life for a just and discrimination-free Bangladesh but claimed that the country's political direction had not changed as expected. Mohammad Shahidul Islam, father of martyr Farhan Faiyaz, said the families of the July victims should not be viewed through a political lens, adding that they were seeking justice rather than partisan interests. He also alleged that the prime minister was not receiving accurate information regarding the concerns of the victims' families. Other speakers included Al-Amin Mir, father of martyr Rezaul Karim; Syed Gaziur Rahman, father of martyr Alif; and injured July uprising participants Shah Alam Gazi and Kamrul Islam. They demanded justice for those killed during the uprising and implementation of the July Charter in line with the referendum. Several central and city leaders of Jamaat also addressed the meeting, expressing solidarity with the victims' families and reiterating their call for judicial accountability and state reforms based on the ideals of the July uprising. At the end of the programme, Bulbul announced a month-long series of events to commemorate the second anniversary of the uprising. The schedule includes an online awareness campaign, visits to the graves of those killed, meetings with victims' families, seminars and symposiums, documentary screenings, cultural programmes, free medical camps, blood donation drives, food distribution for orphans, labour rallies, special prayers, processions, and historical gatherings at key locations associated with the uprising.  The party also announced plans to publish a special bulletin documenting the July-August uprising, organise a three-day theatre festival, produce ten short films, and release five new revolutionary songs as part of the commemorative programme.