The chief advisor arrived at the museum around 3 pm on Tuesday (January 20). He toured the museum's exhibits on the history behind the July Uprising and the 16-year reign of Sheikh Hasina.

At that time, BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, and Jatiya Nagorik Party convener Nahid Islam and others were present along with the chief advisor.

The advisors present included Cultural Advisor Mustafa Sarwar Farooqui, Legal Advisor Dr. Asif Nazrul, Public Works Advisor Adilur Rahman Khan, Home Affairs Advisor Jahangir Alam, Health Advisor Nurjahan Begum, National Security Advisor Dr. Khalilur Rahman, Principal Advisor SDG Coordinator Lamia Morshed, and Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works Md. Nazrul Islam.

Sanjida Tuli, coordinator of Mayer Daak, an organization of families of disappeared people, and Barrister Mir Ahmed bin Qasem Arman, a victim who returned from disappearance, and Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan and Hasnat Abdullah, student leaders who led the front lines in the July uprising, were present at the time.

Led by Cultural Advisor Mustafa Sarwar Farooqui, museum curators Tanjim Wahab, Marina Tabassum Khan, researchers at the July Museum, and other responsible individuals gave visitors a tour of the entire museum.

The July Memorial Museum preserves various materials including photographs of the uprising, various memorabilia, martyrs' clothing, letters, important documents, newspaper clippings from that time, and audio and video.

In addition, the scene of the escape of then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is also preserved there.

While visiting the museum, Professor Muhammad Yunus watched a 15-minute documentary that depicted the disappearances, state-sponsored repression, attacks on opponents, and the massacres that took place during the July 24 coup during the fascist regime.

The documentary was produced by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.

During the visit, the chief advisor said, 'This museum has been possible with the blood of the July martyrs still fresh, this is an unprecedented example in the whole world.'

He said, "We don't want there to be a need to build another museum like this anywhere in the future. If our nation ever gets lost for any reason, they will find their way to this museum."

The chief advisor said, "Every citizen of the country should come here and spend a day, students should come to this museum in groups. By spending a day in this museum, people will know what atrocities this nation has had to go through. If anyone wants to stay in the mirror rooms that have been created here, they can stay for some time, a few hours or a day."

He said, "Sit in the mirror room so that visitors can realize the atrocities the prisoners were subjected to!"

"We must keep in mind how we can all stand together to prevent such atrocities from happening. We will all stand together with the belief that this nation will never return to such atrocious days," he said.

He further said, "A brutal act was taking place. The youth, the students stood against it, resisted it. They had no weapons, nothing. That even ordinary people can stand in the face of weapons with such fearlessness and courage—this is our lesson."

The chief advisor thanked everyone involved in the museum's work, including Cultural Advisor Mustafa Sarwar Farooqui.

Cultural Advisor Mustafa Sarwar Farooqui said, "It is a record that the work of this museum has reached this level in a short time. This has been possible due to the tireless work of many children. Many have worked here without pay for eight months. I express my gratitude to all of them."

"The work of several more of our sections will be completed in the next few days. It will be opened to everyone before the elections. The July Museum will stand bearing the marks of history. It will be a landmark of Bangladesh's past, present and future politics. This museum will also play an important role in future political discourse, education and research, and in the practice of art and literature," he said.