Martyrs buried in Rayerbazar to be identified

City Desk:

Some 114 unidentified victims killed during the July Uprising and buried in Rayerbazar Intellectual Graveyard will be identified soon, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday.

“We have begun the process of identifying the bodies. Once confirmed, the families may decide whether to leave the remains there or move that elsewhere,” he said while talking to reporters during a visit to the Rayerbazar graveyard, states UNB.

Earlier, the families of the deceased were initially reluctant to assist the authorities in the identification process but now they have agreed to cooperate with, he said, adding, “This graveyard holds a mass grave of 114 people whose identities remain unconfirmed.”