Staff Reporter: The Deans’ Committee at Dhaka University has decided that the families of those injured and martyred in the July Uprising will get special consideration during admissions.

The Dhaka University public relations office announced the decision around noon on Monday.

The statement said, family members of gazetted martyrs and those injured in the July-August student uprising will be provided special benefits for admission to the 1st year undergraduate programme at Dhaka University, but only in the academic year 2024-2025.

In addition, wives, sons, and daughters will get special benefits as family members. If they have no wife, son or daughter, the brothers and sisters of the martyrs and the injured will get the benefit, the notification said.

Asked what specific benefits the families would receive, Acting Director of Public Relations Rafiqul Islam Panna said they had yet to be specified, but that a decision would be taken at a subsequent meeting.

The Deans’ Committee meeting was chaired by the vice chancellor and held in a meeting room next to the vice chancellor’s office on May 5, he confirmed.