Dhaka, March 9 -- The National Independent Investigation Commission on the 2009 Pilkhana carnage has summoned 15 people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, to testify as part of the ongoing investigation.

The commission also called ex-army chiefs Moeen U Ahmed and Aziz Ahmed along with her and former inspector general of police Noor Mohammad to testify in a "special notice" issued on Saturday.

The commission said in the notice posted on its website that recording the testimony of these people in the Pilkhana carnage investigation has become "indispensable".

The notice specified two ways to testify - directly to the commission's office; or through video conference.

Besides Hasina, her former security advisor Tarique Ahmed ...