The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Sunday set December 3 and 7 respectively for charge framing hearings against 30 accused including Hasina and 25 army officers in two cases over crimes against humanity involving enforced disappearances and torture during the Awami League regime.

A three-member bench headed by ICT-1 Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mazumder fixed the dates.

The accused were produced before the tribunal from a temporary detention center at Dhaka Cantonment at 10am.

To ensure security, additional number of law enforcers, including army, police, Rapid Action Battalion was deployed at the tribunal. 

On October 8 this year, the ICT-1 issued arrest warrants against 30 accused including Hasina, her security adviser Major General (retd) Tariq Ahmed Siddique, and five former directors of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI).

The tribunal had ordered the accused to appear on October 22.

Following their appearance, 13 military officers were sent to jail.

The 13 army officers sent to jail were former RAB Additional DG Brig Gen Md. Jahangir Alam, Brig Gen Tofail Mostafa Sarwar, Brig Gen Md. Kamrul Hasan, Brig Gen Md. Mahbub Alam, Brig KM Azad, Colonel Abdullah Al Momen, and Colonel Anwar Latif Khan (currently on retirement leave).

Others included former RAB Intelligence Directorate heads Lt Col Md. Moshiur Rahman, Lt Col Saiful Islam Sumon, Lt Col Md. Sarwar bin Kashem, former DGFI Director Major Gen Sheikh Md. Sarwar Hossain, Brig Gen Mahbubur Rahman Siddique, and Brig Gen Ahmed Tanvir Majahar Siddique.

Separately, hearings are scheduled for November 24 for Lt Col Redwanul Islam and Major Md. Rafat bin Alam Mun, who were arrested over allegations of killing 28 people in Rampura during July and August.

Following the issuance of the arrest warrants, the army announced on October 11 that 15 serving officers would be taken into custody.

To facilitate detention, the Ministry of Home Affairs declared a building in Dhaka Cantonment temporarily as a jail on October 12.