Dhaka, April 10 -- Parliament has passed the July Uprising Memorial Museum Bill, 2026 in an amended form to preserve, research, and exhibit the history, artifacts, and documents of the 2024 mass movement.

The bill was moved by Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury during a session presided over by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad.

While a special parliamentary committee had initially recommended passing 98 ordinances, including this one, issued by the interim government without changes, the parliament ultimately adopted three amendments to Section 8 of the bill.

The primary amendment, proposed by treasury bench lawmaker Anisur Rahman, stipulates that the minister or state minister of cultural affairs ministry will serve as the chairpe...