The Bangladesh July Joddha Songshad has criticized the proposed national budget, claiming it fails to provide meaningful new support for families of those killed and injured during the July uprising.

Abu Hasan Tipu, convener of the organization and a veteran of the July movement, said the budget contains no fresh measures for the welfare of martyrs' families or injured activists, arguing that commitments on education, healthcare, employment and rehabilitation merely repeat previous allocations.

"There is no new good news in the proposed budget for the families of the martyrs and the injured July Joddhas," Tipu said in a statement issued Saturday.

He alleged that the budget effectively rewards owners of undisclosed wealth by continuing opportunities to legalize unreported money, a move he said contradicts the spirit of the July uprising.

Tipu further argued that the budget's revenue measures would place a disproportionate burden on workers, farmers, low- and middle-income groups, salaried employees and small businesses, while benefiting a limited group of large business owners, bank owners and importers.

"The result will be a further widening of class inequality," he said.

The remarks were made during a consultation meeting held at the under-construction July Martyrs Memorial in Hajiganj, Narayanganj, as part of preparations for the observance of Mass Uprising Day 2026.

Several July movement veterans and organization leaders attended the event, including Md. Hanif, Abdur Rahim, Yasin and Nasir Hossain, according to the statement.

The government has not publicly responded to the organization's criticism.

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