Dhaka, March 12 -- The International Crimes Tribunal has issued arrest warrants against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and four others on charges of "massacring" Hifazat-e Islam members during a rally in Motijheel in 2013.

A three-member tribunal bench led by Chairman Golam Mortuza Mozumder issued the order on Wednesday, said prosecutor BM Sultan Mahmud.

The four others accused in the case are former state minister for home affairs Shamsul Haque Tuku, former inspector general of police Shahidul Hoque, former army officer Ziaul Ahsan and former police officer Molla Nazrul Islam.

They are currently behind bars and the court ordered authorities to produce them based on a warrant, Mahmud said.

Hifazat-e Islam was formed back in 2010...