Remains of 23 WWII Japanese soldiers found in Cumilla war cemetery

Remains of 23 WWII Japanese soldiers found in Cumilla war cemetery

Excavation work at the Mainamati War Cemetery in Cumilla, has revealed the remains of 23 World War II Japanese soldiers from among the 24 buried there.
"Each grave was carefully excavated. However, no remains were found in one of the graves," Bir Protik Retired Lieutenant Colonel Kazi Sajjad Ali Zahir, who is assisting the Japanese team told The Business Standard today (23 November).
The excavation, which was scheduled to end on 24 November, was concluded on Friday afternoon. Among the 24 graves, remains of various parts of the bodies of soldiers were found in 23. A seven-member forensic team from Japan has taken these remains to Dhaka, he added.