Dhaka, July 1 -- BNP Senior Joint Secretary General and Political Adviser to the Prime Minister Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday paid tribute to the martyrs of the July-August mass uprising, describing their sacrifices as symbols of extraordinary courage and calling on young people to remain vigilant in defending democracy.

Speaking as the chief guest at a programme titled "Aloy Aloy Smriti Somujjol" at the Central Shaheed Minar, organised by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) at the first hour of July to honour the martyrs of the July-August uprising, Rizvi said the movement was unprecedented.

"The July mass uprising was an extraordinary movement. I have not seen the Great Wall of China, but I have seen Abu Sayed's chest. I witnessed how he ...