Dhaka: Bangladesh's anti-corruption agency has filed a fresh charge sheet against Nobel laureate economist Muhammad Yunus, following his recent bail in a case related to labor law violations. The Anti-Corruption Commission alleges that Yunus, aged 83, along with 13 others, misappropriated approximately $2.29 million from the Grameen Telecom Workers’ Profit Participation Fund.
Yunus, who founded Grameen Telecom as a non-profit organisation, currently serves as its chairman. Among the co-defendants are directors, the managing director, and leaders of the employees' trade union. “We have filed the charge sheet against him (Yunus) and 13 others before the Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court of Dhaka,” an ACC spokesman told reporters. The court has set March 3 for an indictment hearing of the case.
Law minister Anisul Huq rejected allegations of harassing Yunus, saying the government did not fabricate any false cases against him. Law minister Anisul Huq rejected allegations of harassing Yunus, saying the government did not fabricate any false cases against him. “Yunus was warned and advised to prevent these violations, but he ignored them. So, the labour department filed a lawsuit,” Huq said.
