'I am no longer the general secretary of July Shaheed Smriti Foundation': Sarjis Alam
"There is no post called 'General Secretary' now," he added.
Sarjis Alam, a key coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, said today (22 January) he has stepped down from his post as general secretary of the July Shaheed Smriti Foundation.
"I am no longer the general of July Shaheed Smriti Foundation," he said in a post on his verified Facebook profile.
He said, "Changes have been made to the rules, structure and working process of the foundation to accelerate the pace of this foundation."
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From now on, the "Executive Committee" will be responsible for managing the overall affairs of the entire office, he said.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will be the head of the office there and Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdha is currently serving as the CEO.
The "Governing Body" will work in the policy making of the foundation, and it includes four advisers from the ministries of Health, Social Welfare, Local Government, ICT, including the chief adviser.
"There is no post called 'General Secretary' now," he added.
He said this foundation first started giving financial assistance to those injured and martyred during the July uprising on 1 October, and then the office was opened on 15 October.
"I took charge as the General Secretary on 21 October. I served for about 2 months and 10 days until 31 December. After that, I stepped down from the position. Finally, my signing authority was transferred on 7 January and I officially concluded my duty."
"During this time, I did not receive any salary or honorarium from the foundation," he added.
As of 31 December, out of the verified 826 martyr families, 628 were given financial support. In addition, out of the approximately 11,000 verified injured, approximately 2,000 were provided financial support, said Sarjis Alam.
"I served as long as I could devote my maximum time to the foundation. When I felt that it would not be possible for me to devote the required time to the foundation, I stepped down from duty. For me, addressing my limitations and accepting or resigning from the responsibility accordingly is not a weakness, but it takes honest courage. I have tried to be honest with the responsibility of my chair," said Sarjis.
