ICT arrest warrants against Hasina, 5 others

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday issued warrants for the arrest of six people, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, in a case filed over 'Jahaj Bari' killings in the capital's Kalyanpur area.
The three-member tribunal, led by its chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, passed the order after accepting the chargesheet in the case, reports UNB.
The tribunal fixed February 8 for the next hearing.
Earlier in the day, the investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 submitted the chargesheet against eight people in the case, said ICT prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim.
Former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former IGP AKM Shahidul Haque, former DMP commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia and former SB chief Monirul Islam were among the accused in the case.
Of them, IGP AKM Shahidul Haque and DMP commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia were in jail in another case.
The charges of crimes against humanity were brought against the accused in connection with the killing of nine people at a house named 'Jahaj Bari' in Kalyanpur on July 25, 2016.