The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) will hold daily hearings in the Shapla Chattar massacre case in Dhaka, Md Aminul Islam, chief prosecutor of the tribunal, said on Thursday.
Speaking to journalists at his office, he said the tribunal had clarified that the case would remain on its cause list for hearing every day from now on.
The prosecution has completed its arguments, and the tribunal has set November 16 for the defence to present its statements.
Earlier, the prosecution conducted hearings on charge framing against 41 accused at International Crimes Tribunal-2.
Chief Prosecutor sought the commencement of the trial against all the accused, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
The case involves allegations of crimes against humanity and genocide over the killings of 52 people. The allegations relate to the deaths of 32 people at Shapla Chattar between daytime and midnight on May 5, 2013, and the killing of 20 people in Narayanganj the following day under the leadership of Nurul, then superintendent of police, the chief prosecutor said.
During the hearing, the chief prosecutor read out the charges against each of the 41 accused individually in court.
Presenting the background to the case, he outlined various aspects of the Awami League government’s rule and explained how Sheikh Hasina became an autocrat.
At the end of the hearing, the prosecution asked the tribunal to frame formal charges to begin the trial against the accused.
