Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) held a commemorative event titled “Memoirs of the July Movement” on 17 July 2025, marking the first anniversary of the historic mass uprising.

The event, held at the university’s DMK Lecture Gallery, brought together students, faculty, and staff members to reflect on their experiences and share personal accounts of the historic events, read a press release.

One of the key objectives was to begin documenting the individual and collective memories of those directly involved in the movement, with a view to an academic publication.

While sharing his experiences and thoughts from July 2024, Vice Chancellor Prof M Tamim said after having led the movement, it was now up to the youth of the country, especially the students, to continue to pilot the country in the right direction, read the release.

According to the release, this event marked the start of a series of programmes that IUB has lined up to observe the first anniversary of the July Movement. These include an academic seminar, musical and theatrical performances, exhibitions of photography, painting and installation art, painting and chess competition and a community cleanliness drive in the Bashundhara Residential Area.