Dhaka, July 1 -- Nurul Haque Nur, president of Gono Odhikar Parishad, has alleged that the recently published list of "July protesters" includes false entries, similar to past controversies involving the list of Freedom Fighters.

Speaking at a discussion in Dhaka on Tuesday, Nur questioned the legitimacy of the July protesters' list.

"We have already seen fake names in the freedom fighter list. People who never took part in the Liberation War receive benefits and allowances.

"Now, we are seeing the same thing with the July protesters' list. It's embarrassing that people who were not part of the July Uprising are now being listed as July protesters."

He added, "I've seen media reports where someone who was killed while trying to mug pe...