Another Grameen telecom union leader arrested
The Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Sunday arrested another leader of Grameen Telecom Sramik Union from Magbari of Cumilla for embezzling Tk27 crore in a case filed by the union treasurer.
The arrestee is Mainul Islam, vice chairman of Grameen Telecom Sramik-Karmachari Union.
The DB police recovered a cheque of Tk1.70 crore, one laptop and two mobile phones form his possession, Additional Commissioner of Police (DB) Mohammad Harun ur Rashid told a press briefing on Sunday at the DMP media centre.
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Harun ur Rashid said that worker of Grameen Telecom and Telecom Union Treasurer Mohammad Akhteruzzaman filed a case on 4 July for embezzlement of money by forgery and fraud with the Mirpur Model Thana. The responsibility of investigation was handed over to the Gulshan division as per the instruction of the higher authorities.
"Grameen Telecom employees was forced to sit for a compromise with the Grameen Telecom Union after the spread of a message that the economic situation of Bangladesh would be like Sri Lanka and the former chairman of Grameen Bank Dr Muhammad Younus will be the prime minister when the situation change. Then these lawsuits of the workers will not be of any use, nor will they get any compensation. On the contrary, they will lose their jobs, face prison life and persecution," Mainul Islam told the detective branch.
Harun ur Rashid claimed they came to know regarding such information while interrogating Mainul Islam.
When asked whether Muhammad Yunus is involved or not in the conspiracy, the DB chief said, "Primarily, we think he cannot avoid the responsibility."
However, we are still enquiring, he added.
