Bodies of July victims dumped in river: ICT chief prosecutor
This news article from The Daily Star (Bangladesh), published August 5, 2026, reports on statements made by International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Aminul Islam regarding the disposal of bodies of victims killed during Bangladesh's July 2024 uprising. He revealed that investigators found evidence that bodies from at least one hospital near Dhaka were dumped into a river, and that multiple hospitals failed to officially register victims' bodies, in some cases disposing of them as unclaimed or allowing burials without inquest reports or post-mortems. The chief prosecutor confirmed that approximately 1,400 people were killed during the uprising (per a UN report), with at least 834 identified so far, and that suspected mass grave sites exist in Jurain, Matuail, Narayanganj, and Munshiganj, with 114 unidentified bodies buried at Rayerbazar. DNA testing is ongoing to identify remaining victims, and authorities have pledged to hold all those responsible accountable, regardless of their position within the state.
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The Daily Star. "Bodies of July victims dumped in river: ICT chief prosecutor." The Daily Star, 2026. July Archive. https://julyarchive.org/sources/bodies-of-july-victims-dumped-in-river-ict-chief-prosecutor-4a6225a6.
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