<div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered its investigation agency to submit reports within one month in two cases filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others over the killings and crimes against humanity committed during the July-August mass uprising.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The three-member tribunal, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, passed the order, said tribunal’s chief prosecutor Advocate Md Tajul Islam.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides, the court ordered the investigation agency to update it about the absconding accused and set December 17 for holding a hearing over the matter, he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier in the morning, 13 accused, including nine former ministers of the ousted Awami League government, were produced before tribunal in cases over the killings during the student-led mass movement.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">ICT chief prosecutor Md Tajul Islam said they were produced before the tribunal after showing them arrested in cases over crimes against humanity.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">All the accused are now behind the bars in other cases, he added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Those who were produced before the tribunal were former law minister Anisul Huq, civil aviation and tourism minister Lt Col (retd) Faruk Khan, Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal president Hasanul Haq Inu, former state minister for posts, telecommunications and information technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak, former prime minister's power, energy and mineral resources adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ex-minister Dr Dipu Moni, Hasina’s adviser and businessman Salman F Rahman, former minister Kamal Ahmed Majumder, former minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, former justice Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, former home secretary Jahangir Alam and former minister Dipu Moni were among them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Though former agriculture minister Dr Abdur Razzak was supposed to be produced with the above ones, he could not be produced due to his illness.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier, on October 27, the ICT ordered the 14 accused to be produced on November 18.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides, the court ordered former IGP Abdullah Al Mamun, former army official Ziaul Ahsan, former police officials Abdullah Al Kafi, Arafat Hossain, Abul Hasan and Mazharul Islam be produced on November 20.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Various complaints, including that of killings, torture, abduction and harassment, were lodged with the ICT after the Sheikh Hasina-led regime was toppled on August 5.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Chief Prosecutor Md Tajul Islam wrote to IGP Md Moinul Islam to take initiatives to issue red notice through Interpol to bring back former PM Sheikh Hasina and other fugitives.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Over 1,000 people were killed and many injured during the July and August uprising which began as protests over government jobs and later escalated into an anti-government movement, leading to widespread violence and the end of Hasina's 15-year rule.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>