DHAKA: Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday issued arrest warrants against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other senior officials of security forces over alleged enforced disappearances during the previous Awami League government, local media reported.
Earlier in the day, two formal charges were submitted by the ICT prosecution against Hasina and her security and defence advisor, Tarique Ahmed Siddique.
According to the prosecution, one of the formal charges accuses Hasina, Tarique, and 15 others, including former top officials of Rapid Action Battalion, with five counts of enforced disappearances and torture conducted at the Task Force for Interrogation (TFI) Cell.