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Ottawa observes July Uprising anniversary

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Banglapress Published: 23 September 2025, 10:25 AM
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Ottawa observes July Uprising anniversary
  Bangla Press Desk:   Bangladesh High Commission in Canada, in association with the University of Toronto, hosted a panel discussion titled “Monsoon Rising: Celebrating Youth Resilience – One Year After” to mark the first anniversary of the July Uprising in commemoration of the defining moment in Bangladesh’s path toward equality, justice, freedom, peace and development. Bangladesh High Commissioner to Canada Nahida Sobhan inaugurated the event by paying profound tribute to the July martyrs and to all those who stood their ground in the face of violent repression. During the event, messages from President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus issued on the day were read out to the audience. A one minute silence was also observed in memory of the July martyrs, followed by the screening of a video documentary on the July Uprising.
The hybrid panel discussion brought together academics, journalists, activists, and youth leaders from both Bangladesh and the diaspora. The panel featured Author and Anthropologist at University of Toronto Mustahid Husain, student leader and feminist activist of Jahangirnagar University Prapti Taposhi, Producer of BBC Eye Investigations Rafid Hossain, PhD Researcher of York University Srijoni Rahman and refugee rights advocate and youth leader of Dalhousie University Tanha Tanjila. The panelists examined the roots and highlighted the aspirations culminating through the Uprising. A lively question-and-answer session followed the discussion.
The event ended with a solemn determination to honour the supreme sacrifices of the martyrs by building a Bangladesh where tyranny will never rise again. The programme drew participation mainly from foreign diplomats, students, youths, academics, and the Bangladeshi diaspora. This article was originally published on Daily Sun. [Bangla Press is a global platform for free thought. It provides impartial news, analysis, and commentary for independent-minded individuals. Our goal is to bring about positive change, which is more important today than ever before.] B P/SP
[Bangla Press is a global platform for free thought. It provides impartial news, analysis, and commentary for independent-minded individuals. Our goal is to bring about positive change, which is more important today than ever before.]

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