Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has said the identification of the July Uprising activists buried near the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial will begin in line with international protocols.

CID chief Sibgat Ullah said around 114 activists were laid to rest at the site, but the process of identifying them through exhumation and DNA testing "will take some time".

He made the remarks on Sunday at a press conference titled "Identification of the bodies of the unknown activists who died in the July Uprising by exhuming them" at the Rayer Bazar graveyard.

A temporary forensic lab has been set up inside the graveyard to collect DNA samples from the exhumed remains. The exhumation work has already started.

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