Dhaka, May 7 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday ordered the authorities concerned to produce journalists Mozammel Babu and Farzana Rupa before it on May 14 in connection with the 2013 Shapla Chattar massacre during a rally of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh.

The ICT-1, chaired by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, issued the order following petitions filed by the prosecution for issuing production warrants for them as well as former minister Dr Dipu Moni.

Prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim told the tribunal that during the May 5, 2013 crackdown at Shapla Chattar, Dipu Moni was serving as foreign minister and allegedly promoted internationally that law enforcers had "eliminated a group of unruly people."

He further alleged that fro...