, Aug. 21 -- The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Thursday framed charges against 16 accused in connection with a case over burning bodies of six protesters at Ashulia in Savar on August 5 during the July uprising.

The three-member bench of ICT-2 led by its Chairman Justice Nazrul Islam framed the charges against them after hearing.

Among the 16 accused, eight were produced before the court.

They are-- former additional superintendent of Dhaka District Police Abdullahil Kafi, former additional superintendent of Dhaka District Police Shahidul Islam, officer-in-charge of Ashulia police station Sheikh Afzalul Haque, DB inspector Arafat Hossain, sub-inspector Malek, constables Mukul Chokdar, Abjal Hossain and Kamrul Hasan.

As former sub...