Dhaka, Dec. 23 -- A heated exchange has taken place between the prosecution and defence during the charge-framing hearing over enforced disappearance and torture during the tenure of the ousted Awami League government.

The incident occurred on Tuesday when the three-member International Crimes Tribunal-1, led by Justice Golam Mortuza Mozumder, delivered its order on framing of charges.

The tribunal ordered the commencement of trial against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and 15 army officers on charges of crimes against humanity over enforced disappearances and torture at the Rapid Action Battalion's Taskforce for Interrogation (TFI) cell.

The tribunal also set Jan 21 as the date for the p...