জুলাই কারো বাপের না! - জুলাই আর্কাইভ

This is a Bengali-language news article published on July 15, 2025, by retired Major Shafayat Ahmed on the "July Archive" website, reflecting on the first anniversary of Bangladesh's July 2024 uprising against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The article's central argument is that the July revolution belongs to no single person or group ("জুলাই কারো বাপের না" — "July belongs to no one's father"), criticizing those who claim sole credit for the movement. To illustrate this, the author shares a private conversation from August 3-4, 2024, in which an anonymous female military officer leaked sensitive intelligence to him — specifically that Dhaka would be blocked at 13 entry points with layered security forces (Police, RAB/BGB, and Army), and that police had freedom to fire while the army was ordered to maintain distance. The author explains that he was living abroad during the uprising but relayed such intelligence through trusted networks to protest leaders on the ground, arguing that the revolution was a genuine "People's Struggle" involving ordinary citizens, diaspora members, and even conscience-driven junior military officers who risked court-martial to support the movement.

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জুলাই আর্কাইভ - জুলাই অভ্যুত্থানে গণমানুষের ইতিহাস

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জুলাই আর্কাইভ - জুলাই অভ্যুত্থানে গণমানুষের ইতিহাস

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