International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday accepted the three charges pressed by prosecutors on March 20 against six Gaibandha men, including a former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker, for allegedly committing tortures, killings and genocide during the 1971 Liberation War.

The three-member tribunal led by Justice Anwarul Haque also directed the inspector general of police to submit a report in two weeks over an arrest warrant it issued earlier against the six. It fixed April 19 to pass the next order.

The six, from Sundarganj upazila, were allegedly involved with the Razakar Bahini, an auxiliary force of the Pakistani army.

The ex-Jamaat lawmaker, Abu Saleh Md Abdul Aziz Mia, 65, is the alleged commander of a local Razakar Bahini while the rest are Ruhul Amin alias Manju, 61; Abdul Latif, 61; Abu Muslim Md Ali, 59; Najmul Huda, 60, and Abdur Rahim Mia, 62.

The charges are killing of one Hindu man and looting of his house in Moujamali village in Gaibandha Sadar upazila, killing of a Chhatra League leader and killing of 13 chairmen and members of five unions in Sundarganj.

Meanwhile, the tribunal rejected the bail petition of Akmal Ali Talukdar, one of four accused men of Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar allegedly involved in similar crimes committed in 1971.

Abdun Nur Talukdar, Anis Mia and Abdul Mosabber Mia are on the run. Completing investigations on March 23, the tribunal's investigation agency said to have found evidence against them. The next date for proceedings is April 5.