Dhaka, Nov 16 (V7N) – Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud announced that forensic identification of the martyrs of the July Uprising will commence on December 7 at the Rayerbazar cemetery.

Speaking to reporters on Sunday after visiting the mass graves near the Rayerbazar Martyred Intellectuals Memorial, Mahmud said international forensic experts are expected to arrive in Bangladesh on December 5, ahead of the identification process.

He added that temporary morgues and camps will be set up at Rayerbazar for national and international forensic teams to carry out the work. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) will oversee and implement the activities.

During the visit, the advisor also inspected ongoing work on the construction of graves for the July martyrs, which is being carried out following a uniform design.

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