Shawdesh desk:

Former ministers Amir Hossain Amu and advocate Qamrul Islam have been produced before the International Crimes Tribunal in connection with a genocide case.

They were presented before the court at about 10:00am, according to the prosecution.

On December 2, the ICT directed the relevant authorities to produce them on Wednesday.

It has been reported that the duo will be shown arrested in a case filed on charges of crimes against humanity and genocide allegedly committed during the July-August mass uprising.

Qamrul was detained by detectives from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police in Uttara, Dhaka, on November 18. He was subsequently shown arrested in a case related to the death of businessman Abdul Wadud, 45, which occurred on July 19 in the New Market area during the anti-discrimination student movement.

Separately, Amu was apprehended by detectives from a residence in West Dhanmondi on November 6. He has also been implicated in the same case.