In a personal account published by Amar Desh on August 4, 2026, a student from Eden Mohila College recounts joining the “Long March to Dhaka” during the July movement. She says she left from Chittagong Road on the morning of August 3 with her mother, despite family concerns, and her younger sister later joined them. After their bus stopped as a large procession approached, she chose to walk forward and take part in the march.

The writer describes meeting a teenage girl who also wanted to join, and says the number of participants grew as they advanced. At Matuail, police attempted to disperse the procession, causing people to scatter briefly. According to the account, participants soon regrouped and resumed chanting slogans.

The group eventually reached Shaheed Minar, where the writer says people had arrived from different parts of the country. She portrays the gathering as one that brought together students, workers, teachers and guardians against injustice. The article characterizes July as a lasting symbol of courage, unity and resistance to injustice.