July Memorial set on fire in Shariatpur

SHARIATPUR, March 27 (UNB): Miscreants have set fire to the July Memorial in Shariatpur, built in memory of the martyrs of the 2024 July uprising.
Mohsin Madbar, convener of the district unit of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), shared a 17-second video on his personal Facebook page, thanking the leaders and activists of the Shariatpur district Chhatra League for setting fire to the so-called July Memorial in the area.
The video shows an unidentified individual igniting the July Memorial near the Central Shaheed Minar of the district. A subsequent on-site inspection revealed that the memorial had been partially burned in several places, though the exact time of the incident remains unknown.
Elora Yasmin, executive officer of Shariatpur Sadar upazila, said the fire was reported unexpectedly during the night.
She added that CCTV footage is being reviewed to identify the perpetrators, and the incident has been reported to the local police station. Contacted for comment, Shah Alam, officer-in-charge of Palong Police Station, said an on-site inspection had been carried out and that the authorities would conduct an investigation and take legal action against those responsible.