Dhaka, April 20 -- An investigating agency says it has found initial evidence of organised "crimes against humanity" during the July Uprising against Awami League General Secretary and former minister Obaidul Quader and 44 others.

Chief Prosecutor Advocate M Tajul Islam presented the finding to the International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday.

He asked for three more months to submit the investigation report in the case, and the three-member tribunal headed by Justice Md Golam Murtaza Mozumder granted it.

During the hearing, Tajul said that the tribunal had issued arrest warrants against 45 people, including Quader, in the case. Of the suspects, 18 are in custody while the rest are absconding.

"The investigation agency visited the scene of...