Staff Correspondent:

An application has been submitted to the international police organization Interpol to issue a ‘Red Notice’ for ousted Sheikh Hasina and 11 others.

The individuals are accused in the July-August mass killing case and are reportedly absconding abroad. The National Central Bureau (NCB) of Bangladesh Police has submitted the request to Interpol in three separate phases to issue Red Notices against them.

The information came to light on Saturday, according to sources from the police and the International Crimes Tribunal.

In addition to Sheikh Hasina, the others named in the Red Notice request include: Obaidul Quader, General Secretary of the Awami League and former Minister of Road Transport and Bridges; Asaduzzaman Khan, former Home Minister; A K M Mozammel Haque, former Minister for Liberation War Affairs; Hasan Mahmud, former Foreign Minister; Jahangir Kabir Nanak, former Minister for Textiles and Jute; Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury, former Education Minister; Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, former Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC); Major General (Retd.) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, former Defense Advisor to the Prime Minister; Nasrul Hamid, former State Minister for Power; Mohammad Ali Arafat, former State Minister for Information; and Benazir Ahmed, former Inspector General of Police (IGP).