Dhaka, Oct 27 (UNB)-The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday summoned ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina's two former advisers, 10 ex-ministers, an ex-army official and a former secretary in a case over the killings during July-August mass uprising.
 
The three-member tribunal led by its Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza asked the authorities concerned to produce the detained people before the court on November 18 after showing them arrested in the case.
 
Earlier, chief prosecutor of the ICT Tajul Islam submitted a petition to the court for producing the accused before the tribunal and showing them arrested.
 
They are former advisers Salman F Rahman, Toufiq- e- Elahi Chowdhury, former ministers Anisul Huq, Abdur Razzaque, Faruk Khan, Dipu Moni, Shahjahan Khan, Golam Dastagir Gazi, Kamal Ahmed Majumdar, former army official Lt General Ziaul Ahsan and former secretary Jahangir Alam.
 
Then Awami League government allegedly committed genocide during the student-led mass upsurge in July-August that prompted the interim government to prosecute the accused through the ICT.
 
As part of this, the Dr Yunus government reconstituted the ICT.
 
Till the middle of October, 60 complaints on enforced disappearances, killings and genocide were lodged at the ICT, accusing former premier Sheikh Hasina, leaders of the Awami League-led 14 party alliance, senior officials of the law enforcement agencies.
 
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