Sheikh Azizur Rahman, a valiant July fighter bearing a bullet wound to his head and 36 splinter marks on his body, met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today.
During the meeting, he presented the Prime Minister with the historic blood-stained national flag he had tied around his head to stem the bleeding from a bullet wound during the height of the July 2024 mass uprising.
The meeting took place at noon at the Prime Minister’s Office in the Cabinet Division at Bangladesh Secretariat, said PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Md. Suzauddhowla (Sujan Mahmud).
A recent media report titled “Despite being shot, July fighter denied recognition over Chhatra Dal affiliation” drew the attention of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
The premier subsequently directed his Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman, to look into the matter, following which arrangements were made for Azizur’s meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister listened attentively to Azizur’s account of his struggle, suffering and sacrifice. He enquired about his injury, education, efforts to finance his studies by driving a CNG-run auto-rickshaw, and the progress of his treatment.
