A group of young Bangladeshis has created a digital archive called July Memories to preserve the visual and cultural traces of the July uprising. The initiative began as a graffiti archive to document protest writings before they disappeared from public walls. Over time, it expanded into a broader online repository capturing slogans, songs, raps, poems, and personal memories linked to the movement. Co-founders Yasir Arafat and Silmee Sadia, both with backgrounds in journalism, led the effort across 11 districts, photographing around 10,000 graffiti pieces.
The project emerged from a sense of duty to protect the language of protest that was rapidly being erased after the fall of authoritarian rule. Many significant writings, including those demanding justice and political accountability, were removed within months. July Memories now serves as a digital resistance against forgetting, ensuring that the voices of protest remain accessible online.
Beyond archiving, the founders also authored a book on six journalists killed during the July events, published by the Press Institute Bangladesh, extending their mission of preserving collective memory.
হাসান ইনাম প্রকাশ : ২৯ এপ্রিল ২০২৬, ১১: ৫২ ২০২৪, চলছে জুলাই। একদিকে চলছে গণহত্যা, অন্যদিকে রচিত হচ্ছে নয়া বিপ্লবের ইশতেহার। দেয়ালে-দেয়ালে আর রাজপথে লেখা হচ্ছে জুলাইয়ের ম্যানিফেস্টো। একটু পেছন ফিরে তাকালেই মনে পড়ে সেইসব দুঃসাহসী দিনের কথা—মুখে মা
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