Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- The prosecution has produced a total of 54 witnesses in court to prove charges against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others in the case filed over crimes against humanity committed during the July Uprising last year.

The witnesses included former police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, who appeared before the International Crimes Tribunal as a state witness.

Late author, researcher, and Marxist theorist Badruddin Umar had also submitted a written deposition to the International Crimes Tribunal before his death last September.

The charge sheet in the case brought five allegations and incorporated 81 witnesses, including two advisors to the interim government. The tribunal heard the testimonies of 54 wit...