Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the publication of a public notice in national newspapers summoning former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 255 others to appear before it in a sedition case linked to alleged anti-state activities and a plot to topple the interim government.

The order was issued Thursday by Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Rana's court after police reported that the accused could not be arrested. The court directed that the public notice be published to summon the absconding individuals and fixed 11 November for the next hearing.

Md Salahuddin, the bench assistant of the court, confirmed the development. He said the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) filed a petition to show 24 accused as arrested, which th...