Dhaka, March 8 -- The National Independent Investigation Commission on the 2009 BDR carnage has issued a public notice urging 15 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to testify as part of its ongoing inquiry.

It made the call in a special notice issued today (Saturday), saying that due to time constraint, the Commission hopes to complete the process of taking the testimony of the 15 individuals by March 31 of this year, BSS reports.

Apart from Sheikh Hasina, the other individuals are former army chiefs General Moeen U Ahmed and Aziz Ahmed, Maj Gen (Retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, former prime minister's security adviser, Fazle Noor Taposh, former mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation, Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, form...