Sangsad Bhaban, June 18 -- Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan on Thursday told Parliament that 13,324 July warriors are now receiving monthly honorarium and the process of bringing the remaining July fighters under the allowance programme is underway.

"Out of the total 14,369 people gazetted as July Warriors, 13,344 are being given monthly allowance (Tk 20,000 per person for A-class, Tk 15,000 per person for B-class, Tk 10,000 per person for C-class) through their own bank accounts. The process of giving the allowance to the remaining July Warriors is underway," he said.

The Minister said this while replying to a scripted question from opposition lawmaker Rokeya Begum (Women Seat-45) in the House.

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad...