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DHAKA, Aug 3, 2025 (BSS) - Bangladesh High Commission in Canada launched "July Beyond Borders" on Friday, a stirring photo exhibition and documentary screening marking the first anniversary of the 2024 July Uprising.
Held at the High Commission Auditorium in Ottawa, the launch event gathered members of the Bangladesh diaspora and other Canadian guests, according to a message received here today.
The exhibition presents powerful visual testimony from a movement that began with student protests and turned into a nationwide call for justice, dignity, and freedom from discrimination.
What started as peaceful protests against a job quota system in mid-2024 became a sweeping uprising against state repression.
Guests at the opening, watching photos and footage of candlelit vigils, marches, and moments of brutal crackdown, were visibly moved - many recalling the uprising as a turning point in Bangladesh's political history.
"This exhibition is not just a tribute to the past, it is a reminder of the resilience and free spirit that defines the people of Bangladesh, especially its youth," Bangladesh High Commissioner to Canada Nahida Sobhan said speaking at the inauguration.
"July Beyond Borders" honours the courage of a generation that stood their ground and ensures that its sacrifice is neither forgotten nor confined by geography, she added.
The exhibition remains open daily to the public through August 5.
