Dhaka, May 25 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered the publication of notices in two major newspapers to summon ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Chhatra League leader Shakil Alam Bulbul to respond to contempt of court charges.

The three-member tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Murtoza Majumder, issued the order after considering a petition from Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam.

The notices must be published within seven days in both Bengali and English newspapers, with the next hearing scheduled for June 3.

The tribunal's action follows the circulation of an online audio clip in which Sheikh Hasina purportedly made a controversial speech claiming that "227 cases have been filed against me, so I have...