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UN-Led Exhumation Reveals 114 Victims at Rayerbazar

12/7/2025

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On December 7, 2025, Bangladeshi police began exhuming a mass grave at Rayerbazar, Dhaka, believed to hold 114 unidentified victims.
The operation is UN-supported and guided by forensic anthropologist Luis Fondebrider.
Rayerbazar Graveyard holds bodies buried by Anjuman Mufidul Islam, which reported 80 bodies in July and 34 in August 2024.
The UN estimates 1,400 deaths in protests, contributing to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's conviction for crimes against humanity.

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On December 7, 2025, Bangladeshi police began exhuming a mass grave at Rayerbazar, Dhaka, believed to hold 114 unidentified victims.
The operation is UN-supported and guided by forensic anthropologist Luis Fondebrider.
Rayerbazar Graveyard holds bodies buried by Anjuman Mufidul Islam, which reported 80 bodies in July and 34 in August 2024.
The UN estimates 1,400 deaths in protests, contributing to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's conviction for crimes against humanity.