The Chief Advisor of the Interim Government and Nobel Laureate Economist Dr. 14 accused including Muhammad Yunus have been acquitted.
On Sunday (August 11), the ACC applied to withdraw the case in the court of Judge Rabiul Alam of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-4. Later the court granted the application and acquitted them from the c
ACC officer Amir Hossain said that the order of acquittal has been given in view of the withdrawal of the case against the accused on behalf of the ACC.
The ACC had filed the case on 30th of 2023 alleging embezzlement of Rs
The acquitted accused is the chairman of Grameen Telecom. Muhammad Yunus, Managing Director Md. Nazmul Islam, Director and former Managing Director Md. Ashraful Hasan, Director Parveen Mahmud, Nazneen Sultana, Md. Shahjahan, Noorjahan Begum and Director SM Hajjatul Islam Latifi, Advocate Md. Yusuf Ali, Advocate Zafarul Hasan. Sharif, Grameen Telecom Sramik-Karmachari Union President Md. Kamruzzaman, General Secretary Feroz Mahmud Hasan, Office Secretary of Sramik-Karmachari Union Kamrul Hasan and Representative Md. Mainul Islam.
Earlier, Nobel laureate Dr. The Labor Appellate Tribunal overturned the six-month sentence of Yunus. The order was passed by Labor Appellate Tribunal judge MA Awal.
On January 1 of this year, Nobel laureate economist Dr. The court sentenced four people, including Muhammad Yunus, to six months’ imprisonment.
Dhaka Labor Court Judge Sheikh Marina Sultana announced the verdict. Other accused in this case are Grameen Telecom MD Ashraful Hasan, Director Nurjahan Begum and Md Shahjahan. They have also been sentenced to 6 months imprisonment. At the same time each was fined 30 thousand rupees.
Dr. Under section 303 (e) of the Labor Act, the defendants, including Yunus, were sentenced to a maximum of 6 months’ imprisonment without work and 10 days’ imprisonment without payment of a fine of Tk 5,000. On the other hand, under section 307, the court sentenced him to 15 days imprisonment without paying a fine of 25 thousand taka.
Nobel laureate economist Dr. The presentation of arguments for and against four people including Muhammad Yunus ended. On that day, January 1 (today) was fixed for the verdict in the case.
On September 9, 2021, in the Third Labor Court of Dhaka, the labor inspector of the Directorate of Factories and Institutions Dr. Arifuzzaman. He filed this case against four people including Yunus. In the case, it was alleged that the Sramik Kalyan Foundation did not deposit certain dividends, did not make the jobs of the workers permanent, and did not monetize public holidays.