Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday (January 20, 2026) urged all to visit the July Uprising Memorial Museum at Gonobhaban to understand and realise the brutalities of the previous regime.

“Every citizen of the country should come here and spend a day. Students should visit the museum in groups. By spending time here, people will understand the hardships and brutalities this nation had to endure,” he said while inspecting the progress of the final phase of the museum’s construction.

Prof Yunus said anyone wishing to stay in the ‘Ayna Ghor’ built within the museum could do so for a few hours or even a day, to gain firsthand insight into the suffering detainees endured. “We must keep in mind how we can remain united to prevent such atrocities from happening again. We all share the belief that this nation must never return to those dark days,” he said.

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Prof Yunus highlighted the courage of the youth and students who resisted oppression despite facing brutal acts. “They had no weapons, nothing. That ordinary people could stand fearlessly against armed forces is a lesson for all of us,” he said.

During the visit, Prof Yunus said the museum stands as a tribute to the blood of the July martyrs, calling it an unprecedented example globally.

“We hope that in the future, there will be no need to build such a museum anywhere else. If our nation ever loses its way, it can find guidance and inspiration in this museum,” he added.

The Chief Adviser arrived at the museum around 3pm and toured the museum's displays on the history behind the July Uprising and Sheikh Hasina's 16-year misrule, said the Chief Adviser’s press wing.

During his visit to the museum, Prof Yunus watched a 15-minute documentary that depicted the enforced disappearances, state-sponsored repression, attacks on opponents, and the brutalities that took place during the July Uprising.

The documentary was produced by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.

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BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman and National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam were, among others, present.

Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul, Housing and Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan, Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Health and Family Welfare Adviser Nurjahan Begum, National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman and Chief Adviser's Principal Coordinator for SDGs Affairs Lamiya Morshed and Secretary of the Housing and Public Works Ministry Md Nazrul Islam were also present.