Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has sought the death penalty for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in a case over crimes against humanity linked to last year's July Uprising.

ICT Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam made the appeal on Thursday before the tribunal bench headed by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumdar of ICT-1, concluding five consecutive days of prosecution arguments.

Tajul urged the court to award the highest punishment for Hasina and Kamal, saying the magnitude of their crimes justified capital punishment.

However, he left the issue of sentencing former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, who testified as a...