14 people, including 10 former ministers of the Awami League government, two advisers, a retired judge and a former secretary, were to be brought to the International Crimes Tribunal in the case filed in the July-August massacre, but 13 accused have been brought to the tribunal from Keraniganj Central Prison.

Abdur Razzak will not appear in the tribunal today as he is on remand in another case.

Meanwhile, security has been strengthened in front of the International Crimes Tribunal since Monday (November 18) morning. The investigating agency will apply for extension of the investigation time of the genocide case today.

Those who were produced are - former minister Anisul Haque, Farooq Khan, Dr. Dipu Moni, Rashed Khan Menon, Hasanul Haque Inu, Shahjahan Khan, Junaid Ahmed Palak, Salman F. Rahman, Dr. Taufiq-e-Ilahi Chowdhury, Kamal Ahmed Majumder, Golam Dastgir Gazi, retired Justice Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik and former Home Secretary Jahangir Alam. Currently they are all in jail.

On October 27, the ICT headed by Justice Md. Golam Mortuza Majumder, Justice Md. Shafiul Alam Mahmud and Judge Md. Mohitul Haque Enam Chowdhury ordered to produce them.

A fire broke out in the Fresh Tissue Paper godown located at Meghna Ghat in Sonagaon, Narayanganj.

The fire broke out at around 5:10 am on Monday (November 18).

After receiving the news of the fire, several units of the Fire Service reached the spot at around 5:25 am and are working to control the fire.

As the fire intensity increased as of last report, 12 units of the Fire Service are working to put out the fire.

After the fire broke out in the Fresh Tissue godown, 06 units from Sonargaon, Gazaria, and Gazaria BSCIC Fire Stations first worked to put out the fire. Later, 6 more units from Bandar, Kanchpur, and Siddiq Bazar Fire Stations arrived at the spot.

However, the Fire Service could not immediately confirm the cause of the fire.

Bangladesh Tea Board Chairman Major General Sheikh Md. Sarwar Hossain has called for effective steps to be taken to improve the quality of Panchagarh tea industry and ensure that farmers get the right price. He said that the main problem of Panchagarh tea is quality. Whether anyone accepts it or not, quality has become a big challenge in marketing Panchagarh tea. He emphasized on increasing the awareness of farmers and collecting the right leaves to improve the quality of tea.

He said these things while talking to reporters after a training and exchange meeting titled 'Expansion of tea cultivation of tea gardens and small farmers in the northern region and improvement of tea quality' held at the regional office of the Tea Board in Panchagarh on Sunday (November 17) afternoon.

The Tea Board Chairman said, "The quality of tea is declining due to lack of knowledge in tea cultivation in Panchagarh and collection of substandard leaves. If the farmers supply high-quality leaves, it will be possible to ensure their fair price."

He also said that effective measures will be taken to prevent syndicates from being active in hindering the development of the tea industry. Monitoring will be increased to stop the sale of underground tea and strict steps will be taken through mobile courts. Monopolies will also have to be broken to create a competitive environment.

The meeting was attended by other officials of the Tea Board and the Additional Deputy Commissioner (Education and ICT) of Panchagarh. The Chairman said that the Tea Board will work to find effective solutions for setting up small tea factories for the benefit of the farmers.