Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has scheduled November 13 to fix the date for delivering its verdict in the high-profile case against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, who stand accused of committing crimes against humanity during the July-August uprising last year.

The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, announced the decision on Thursday after five days of prosecution arguments and three days of defence submissions.

The other members of the bench are Justice Md Shafiul Alam Mahmood and Justice Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury.

In this much-discussed case, the prosecution sought the maximum punishment for Hasina and Kamal on five cou...