The Crime Desk: Two students of Chittagong University (CU), Shaheed Md. Farhad Hossain and Shaheed Hridoy Tarua, were martyred in the July Uprising. Both of them were students of the History Department. Preparations are in full swing for the upcoming convocation of the university. The main ceremony of the convocation is being held at the CU’s central playground. And the convocation will honor the undying memory of two CU students, Shaheed Md. Farhad Hossain and Shaheed Hridoy Tarua, who were martyred in the July Uprising on the 24th, as well as the first martyr of Chittagong, Wasim, and the first martyr of the July Movement, Abu Sayeed. On Sunday, visiting the convocation venue, it was seen that numerous festoons were being arranged across the central playground. Some of the festoons featured the faces of the July martyrs. It seems that the story of their sacrifice has returned to every corner of the campus. In addition, students have graffitied the July Martyrs on the campus. The convocation logo has also been designed in the theme of the July Movement. The convocation theme has the figure of martyr Abu Sayeed extending his two hands. All in all, it can be said that the fifth convocation of CU has the imprint of the July Mass Uprising.
Professor Dr. Enayet Ullah Patwary, Member Secretary of the CU Fifth Convocation Celebration Committee and CU Examination Controller, said that an initiative has been taken to screen a documentary about the July martyrs at the convocation. Along with this, a special collection will be handed over to the main speaker of the convocation, Nobel laureate Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, which will contain images of the graffiti painted across the campus. He said that there will be multiple festoons made with the pictures of the martyrs throughout the convocation venue. This event should not only be a remembrance but also a unique symbol of passing on the legacy of resistance and protest from one generation to another.
In this regard, CU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Muhammad Yahya Akhtar said, “A collection of the graffiti that university students painted on walls in protest against discrimination has been created. We will hand it over to the keynote speaker—it will be a symbolic gift that no one else will receive.”
