The International Crimes Tribunal on Sunday ordered the appearance of 14 individuals, including former ministers Anisul Huq and Dr Dipu Moni, in a case involving charges of murder and other offences dating back to July and August.
They have been summoned to appear before the tribunal on November 18, and the tribunal has also ordered that their arrests be recorded in the case file.
The order was issued by a three-member bench led by tribunal Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, following an application from Chief Prosecutor Md Tajul Islam.
The accused list includes former ministers Faruq Khan, Rashed Khan Menon, Hasanul Haq Inu, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Abdur Razzaque, Shahjahan Khan, Kamal Ahmed Majumder, and Golam Dastagir Gazi.
Also named are former advisors to prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Tawfiq-e-Elahi and Salman F Rahman, former army chief Ziaul Ahsan, former justice Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, and former home secretary Jahangir Alam.
On October 17, the tribunal issued arrest warrants against Sheikh Hasina, Obaidul Quader, and 46 others in separate cases related to genocide and crimes against humanity in the July-August period.