Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- The Crime Investigation Department (CID) has "nearly completed" preparations to exhume unidentified bodies buried during the July Uprising that led to the fall of the Awami League government.

As part of the preparations, the CID's Crime Scene Unit inspected the Rayerbazar graveyard on Tuesday afternoon.

Special Police Superintendent Jasim Uddin Khan said, "We have been getting ready for the exhumation for a long time. Our unit has visited the site repeatedly, and the work is now in its final stage."

"When the exhumation begins, we will officially announce it."

The police's application for the exhumation was approved by Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman on Aug 4.

Police had previously said...