, June 1 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Sunday issued warrants for the arrest of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in a case filed over crimes against humanity during the July-August mass uprising.

A three-member ICT bench led by its chairman Justice Golam Martuza passed the order after accepting the charges against Hasina, Asaduzzaman and former General of Police (IGP) Abdullah Al-Mamun.

The ICT also shown Mamun arrested in the case.

The court ordered the authorities concerned to produce them before the court on June 16 and fixed the same date for next hearing.

The court proceedings including the hearing on the formal complaint were broadcast live on BTV.

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