July warriors seek constitutional recognition, legal protection

Injured July warriors and representatives of families of martyrs of the July uprising on Tuesday called for constitutional recognition of the mass uprising, legal protection for July fighters and proper treatment and rehabilitation for those injured during the movement. The demands were placed at the sixth meeting of the Special Committee on Constitutional Amendment, held at the Cabinet Room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban with committee Chairman and Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed in the chair. More than 60 representatives of families of martyrs and injured July warriors took part in the meeting and presented their views and proposals on various issues. They proposed incorporating the July Declaration and the spirit of the July mass uprising into an appropriate part of the Constitution, granting...