Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- The International Crimes Tribunal will decide whether or not ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is a "fugitive", will be punished in a case over crimes against humanity for trying to suppress the July Uprising on November 17.

A three-member International Crimes Tribunal bench led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder set the date for the verdict on Thursday, bdnews24.com reports.

The other two justices in the case are Md Shafiul Alam Mahmud and Md Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury.

Justice Mozumder set the verdict as pending after Attorney General Asaduzzaman completed his closing statement for the prosecution on October 23.

Alongside Hasina, the accused include former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and former ...