DHAKA, Sept 10, 2024 (BSS) - The government will hold a memorial meeting on
September 14 in the capital to recall the contributions of the martyrs who
led down their lives to the recent anti-discriminatory student-led mass
uprising that led to oust the Awami League government.

The decision was taken at the 2nd meeting of the Adviser's Council Committee
meeting on Economic Affairs at the Finance Division Conference Room at
Bangladesh Secretariat today with Adviser to the interim government on the
Ministries of Finance and Commerce Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.

After the meeting, Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, also in-charge of the Ministry of
Science and Technology, told reporters to hold the memorial meeting, some
related expenditure would be involved while the necessary purchase in this
regard would be made under the Direct Procurement Method (DPM).

The day's meeting approved a proposal in principle to this end.

He informed that maximum Taka five crore expenditure would be made for the
event to be held at the BICC in the capital.

Dr Salehuddin said the Adviser on the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting is looking about the preparations of the memorial meeting where
the members of the martyred families and the students who took part in the
movement are likely to present in the meeting.