File photo: A team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police is working at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) to cross-match DNA samples of unidentified victims of the Chawkbazar fire, to hand over the bodies to family members on Friday Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneThe samples will be cross-matched against 19 bodies that are yet to be identifiedThe Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has collected total 38 DNA samples, from relatives of the deceased Chawkbazar fire victims, for cross-matching. On Sunday they collected two more samples. The samples will be cross-matched against 19 bodies that are yet to be identified. Also Read- Chawkbazar fire: DNA collected from 32 victims’ relativesCID Assistant DNA Analyst Nusrat Yasmeen said: “The identification process will take time. It will not be possible to do within a week.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 24, 2019 09:45 UTC