DHAKA, Sept 12, 2024 (BSS) - The interim government has established the July Martyrs' Memorial Foundation to provide support for the families of martyrs and those injured during the students-led mass uprising.

"The July Martyrs' Memorial Foundation has been formed while honourable Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has been appointed as the president of the foundation," Labour and Employment Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain told a press briefing at Foreign Service Academy here this evening.

The press briefing was held after a meeting of the council of advisers.

Asif Mahmud said Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho, brother of the deceased student protester Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho, has been made the general secretary of the foundation.

Other office bearers of the seven-member executive body of the foundation are: Kazi Waqar Ahmad (treasurer), Md Nahid Islam (office secretary) and Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, Nurjahan Begum and Sharmin S Murshid (executive members).

Asif Mahmud said the July Martyrs' Memorial Foundation will remain operational through the seven-member standing committee and 14 more general members will be included to the foundation.

He said the foundation will conduct activities to support the families of the martyrs and the injured ones in the future, while long-term treatment for those injured in the student-led revolution will be ensured too.

Adviser for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Syeda Rizwana Hasan and Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam also spoke at the press briefing.