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The July Shaheed Smriti Foundation has so far distributed Tk 479.8 million (Tk 47.98 crore) among the families of those killed and injured during the student-people uprising.
A total of 2,228 families of the victims, including 648 martyrs' families and 1,580 injured people, have received financial assistance from the foundation, according to a BSS report.
Speaking to the BSS news agency, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said around Tk 320.4 million (Tk 32.04 crore) has been distributed among the families of 648 martyrs, while over Tk 155.8 million (Tk 15.58 crore) has been provided to 1,580 injured people of the July uprising.
Noting that assistance has been given initially, he said the government is committed to always standing beside the families of the victims of the student-people uprising.
“We are committed to standing beside them. We always want to remember their sacrifice to free the country from autocracy,” Alam added.
Initially, he said, financial assistance of Tk 500,000 is being given to each martyr's family and Tk 100,000 to each injured person.
The distribution of the assistance began on November 2 to support the victims' families.
On September 17 last, the "July Shaheed Smriti Foundation" was formally launched with Tk 1 billion (Tk 100 crore) in donations received from the Chief Adviser’s Relief and Welfare Fund.