Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Security has been beefed up at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) premises and across the rest of Dhaka ahead of the announcement of the verdict date in a crimes against humanity case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina filed over suppression of the July Uprising.

A three-member bench of the ICT led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder set Nov 17 for the verdict on Thursday.

The Awami League, whose activities have been banned, announced protest programmes across the country from Nov 10 to Nov 13 as the date for Hasina's trial verdict approaches. It also announced a "Dhaka Lockdown" programme for Thursday in response to the announcement of the verdict date. Ahead of the programme, sporadic bombings and the ...