Dr Yunus, 7 others granted bail upon surrender in graft case
The Labour Appellate Tribunal fixed the next hearing date for 16 April.
Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, along with seven others accused, in a case filed over the embezzlement of around Tk25 crore from dividends reserved for Grameen Telecom workers has been granted bail upon surrender.
However, the duration of the bail has not been disclosed yet.
The Labour Appellate Tribunal fixed 16 April as the next hearing date in the case.
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Dr Yunus' lawyer Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun applied for his bail in the court of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Sessions Judge As-Sams Jaglul Hossain this morning, he told TBS.
Along with Dr Yunus seven others were granted bail. They are - Grameen Telecom Managing Director Nazmul Islam, directors Ashraful Hasan, Naznin Sultana, Parvin Mahmud, Md Shahjahan, Nurjahan Begum and SM Huzzatul Islam Latifee.
Earlier, on 1 February, the investigating officer of the case, Anti-Corruption Commission Deputy Director Gulshan Anwar filed a charge sheet against 14 people, including Dr Muhammad Yunus, to Judge Md Asaduzzaman of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court.
Today was scheduled for a hearing on the chargesheet of the case, further details about the hearing regarding the other accused could not be obtained yet.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) placed before a Dhaka court the chargesheet against Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and 14 others over the embezzlement of around Tk25 crore from dividends reserved for Grameen Telecom workers.
According to the case statement, a decision was made at the company's 108th board meeting, presided over by Dr Yunus, on 9 May 2022 to open a bank account at the Gulshan branch of Dhaka Bank. However, it was found that the account was already opened a day before the meeting.
Over Tk26 crore was transferred to the account on different occasions, as per "fake settlement agreements" and the board's decision.
However, before distributing the shares of the company's profit to the workers and informing them, the accused embezzled about Tk25 crore from the fund in collusion with each other.
