The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday asked 30 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to surrender before the court by September 16 in a case filed in connection with the Shapla Chattar massacre during a Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh rally in 2013.
The three-member ICT-2 led by Justice Nozrul Islam Chowdhury passed the order and asked the authorities concerned to publishe advertisement on daily newspapers about the order.
It also fixed September 30 for next hearing in the case.
Ten arrested accused including ex-minister Hasanul Haque Inu, writer Shahriar Kabir and ex-minister Dipu Moni, were produced before the ICT on Thursday.
However, journalist Farzana Rupa was not brought to the tribunal as she was unwell.
The other accused brought before the tribunal are former state minister for home Shamsul Haque Tuku, ex-food minister Dr. Abdur Razzaque, former minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui, former IGP AKM Shahidul Haque, major general (retd.) Ziaul Ahsan, former DIG Abdul Jalil Mondal and ex-Managing Director of Ekattor TV Mozammel Haque Babu.
Earlier, on August 16, eleven accused were scheduled to be produced before the tribunal.
On July 27, ICT-2 took cognisance of the formal charges filed by the prosecution against 41 accused.
Two charges were brought in the case including killing of 32 people at Shapla Chattar on May 5, 2013 and the killings of 20 people on May 6 in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj and other parts of the country.