Former cultural affairs adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki has dismissed a private television report alleging corruption in the July Memorial Museum project, labeling it as disinformation. In a response to digital media outlet The Descent, he said the report presented misleading information about project costs, documentary production, and implementation. Farooki stated that around Tk 130 crore had been spent so far, not Tk 150 crore as claimed, with Tk 96 crore used by the Public Works Department for infrastructure.

He explained that the Ministry of Cultural Affairs transferred funds to the Public Works Department under a government-to-government system, but the report wrongly blamed the National Museum for the entire expenditure. Farooki also objected to the report’s claim that a documentary production address was an auto-rickshaw garage, saying the films were made by young and known filmmakers. He denied that Tk 2.7 million was spent per short documentary, asserting that detailed expense records exist.

Farooki further said the government approved direct procurement due to time constraints and accused certain groups of running a deliberate negative campaign against the museum and its documentaries.