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Court orders exhumation of 114 bodies of July Uprising victims for identification

Published :
Aug 04, 2025 20:06
Updated :
Aug 04, 2025 20:06

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A Dhaka court has ordered the exhumation of 114 bodies buried as unidentified victims of last year’s Anti-discrimination Student Movement, to confirm their identities and enable legal procedures.

The order was issued on Monday by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Mustafizur Rahman in response to a petition filed by Mohammadpur Police Sub-Inspector Md Mahidul Islam.

Additional Public Prosecutor Md Shamsuddoha Suman said the victims, men and women of various ages, died during different phases of the movement. Their bodies were buried at the Rayer Bazar graveyard as unidentified.

The petition noted that postmortem reports had already been prepared, and and DNA samples were now required for identification, reports bdnews24.com.

Once identities are confirmed, the bodies could be formally handed over to families based on legal procedure and requests.

After reviewing the case documents, the magistrate granted the application and directed the Dhaka district magistrate to appoint an executive magistrate and ensure necessary arrangements.​
 

STATE BENEFITS FOR JULY MARTYRS: Families in straits as rule applies unequally
Kamrun Nahar Sumy 13 August, 2025, 00:29

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State benefits for families of July martyrs have sparked off disputes, resentment and insecurity as the disbursement rule has not been applied equally to all cases.

Some widows have received the full one-time grant of Tk 30 lakh, in savings certificates, in the first phase while some others have received varying amounts.

Mariam, mother of three young children, has not received any payment while her in-laws have received Tk 10 lakh. But, Maria Sultana Rakhi, who has a daughter three years old, has received the grant of Tk 10 lakh.

The amount has also varied. Nasrin Akter, widow of Towhidur Rahaman Rana, has received Tk 6.25 lakh, Jamena Tuj Jahara, widow of Nisan Khan, Tk 6.66 lakh and Farhana Islam Popy, widow of journalist Mehedi Hasan, Tk 7 lakh.

The uprising, which toppled the Awami League regime on August 5, 2024, left many families, especially widows and children, in financial straits.

Several families have said that the inequitable disbursement of aid has only plunged them into further insecurity and disappointment.

Mariam, who lives in a rented house in Gazipur with her two sons and a daughter, has said, ‘My father-in-law has three other sons. He has received the entire amount and he has given me nothing.’

‘My children are still young. How will I manage the expenses?’ she has added.

Mariam’s father-in-law Razzak Hawladar, who lives in Madaripur, has said, ‘I have given her Tk 2 lakh. I want to deposit the rest in the grandchildren’s names for future use.’

Government officials have said that the distribution followed the inheritance law, the shariah for the Muslims and the Hindu law for the Hindus.

The liberation war affairs secretary Ishrat Chowdhury on August 10 said, ‘Rules on this are pending approval. We hope it will happen this week. We have made the rules in keeping with inheritance laws so that no one is deprived.’

Legal experts argue that applying inheritance laws is not mandatory in this case. The government should consider the family circumstances and distribute the money, keeping to their needs.

Supreme Court lawyer Tanim Hussain Shawon, a member of the judicial reforms commission, has said that inheritance laws apply when a person dies leaving behind property and wealth.

‘In this case, the aid should be distributed after assessing the situation. Martyrs who have left behind a widow with children should be given high priority,’ he said.

Senior Supreme Court lawyer Salahuddin Dolon has said that the distribution should be handled case by case, depending on the situation and needs.

Several widows have said that 150–200 of the 836 officially recognised martyrs have left behind widows and children who are unwelcome to their in-laws’, noting that the children are unlikely to inherit property.

‘I was on good terms with the in-laws. But, they’ve abandoned me after my husband died,’ said Nasrin, widow of Towhidur Rahman.

Her three-year-old daughter has thalassaemia and will need medication for the rest of her life.

‘My husband wanted our daughter to become a researcher. If the government discriminates based on gender, what’s the point in sacrificing so many lives for a country free of discrimination?’ the 30-year-old Nasrin has said.

The widows are also concerned whether the government would share the monthly allowance of Tk 20,000 keeping to the inheritance laws as the allowance would be important for their subsistence.

Mohammad Faruk Hosen, a joint secretary to the liberation war affairs ministry who looks after the Directorate for July Mass Uprising activities, has said, ‘We have initially considered the inheritance laws. In cases with disputes, we will act on the advisory council’s decisions.’

Mehedi Hasan’s widow Farhana Islam has said, ‘We have no objection to our in-laws taking a portion of the one-time grant.’

‘But, we don’t want to share the monthly allowance as our children are young,’ she has added. ‘The government should make clear the disbursement rule and equally apply it to all cases.’​
 

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