The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) today issued arrest warrants against seven persons for crimes against humanity while the prosecution said it hoped to complete several ongoing investigations by the end of February.

A bench led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder passed the order after a petition was filed in this connection earlier in the day.

ICT's Prosecutor Gazi Monawar Hossain Tamim shared this information with the reporters after the court proceedings.

However, the prosecution did not disclose the names and identities of individuals against whom the arrest warrants were issued.

The ICT so far issued arrest warrants against 115 individuals in 18 cases filed for crime against humanity, genocide and enforced disappearances. Of them, 35 accused are currently in jail.

Additionally, the ICT's prosecution expressed hope that investigations in several cases related to crimes against humanity committed during the July-August uprising will be completed in this month.

He said that the ICT's prosecution and investigation agency is working round the clock. "We are hopeful that within this month the investigators will be able to submit several probe reports to the chief prosecutor's office."