Dhaka, July 1 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 has issued arrest warrants for 26 individuals, including the former Vice-Chancellor of Begum Rokeya University (BRU), Professor Dr Md Hasibur Rashid, in connection with crimes against humanity relating to the killing of university student Abu Sayed during the July-August Mass Uprising.

A three-member panel of ICT-2, headed by Justice Md Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, passed the order on Monday after formally taking cognisance of the charges submitted by the prosecution. The tribunal has adjourned further proceedings until 10 July.

Earlier in the day, the prosecution team, led by Senior Prosecutor Mizanul Islam, formally submitted charges against 30 individuals at the office of the ICT ...