Information Advisor Mahfuj Alam has described the initial phase of the July Uprising as a “meticulous design”, crediting it for preparing the ground that ultimately led to the fall of the Awami League government. He has also firmly denied that the Uprising had any connection to “mob violence” across the country. Mahfuj has drawn a sharp line between the planned political groundwork and the mass uprising that followed. ‘REVOLUTIONARY STUDENTS AREN’T A MOB’Turning to the wave of violence that followed the Uprising, Mahfuj drew a sharp contrast. “If laws are violated, or if communal or political violence occurs, take legal action.
