Dhaka, June 2 -- Deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was indicted Sunday in an open-court trial, along with two others, for "crimes against humanity" committed during the July-August 2024 uprising.

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 in Dhaka took into cognizance five counts of formal charges brought against them and issued warrant of arrest against the fugitives.

The two others are former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun.

The tribunal issued a fresh arrest warrant against the former premier and the former home minister as they have been absconding.

A three-member bench of the ICT-1, headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, passed the orders after ...