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July uprising death toll could cross 1,400 once bodies dumped in mass graves and rivers are counted, says ICT chief prosecutor
|NUTSHELL TODAY DESK
BIONIC READING
In a Nutshell:
- Gazette currently lists 865 confirmed July uprising martyrs.
- ICT Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam visited a mass grave at Rayerbazar Wednesday.
- Bodies were dumped in mass graves and floated down a river from one hospital, per the prosecutor.
- Identification of victims and perpetrators is still ongoing.
Why it Matters
An 800 plus jump from the current gazette figure to a possible 1,400 shows how much of the July uprising's death toll is still unofficial. It also means the tribunal's case is still expanding, not closed, over a year on.
What We Think
865 was never going to be the real figure. Anyone who lived through the blackout knew people were dying in numbers that went unrecorded, so a jump toward 1,400 is closer to what many suspected all along. The real question is whether the full count ever gets confirmed, or whether some of these graves stay unnamed.
