DHAKA: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was acquitted Sunday in a second legal case since taking over as chief advisor of the interim govt in Bangladesh Thursday.
Yunus, along with 13 others, was charged by the nation’s anti-corruption commission (ACC) on June 12 for the alleged misappropriation of about Bangladeshi taka 25.22 crore from Grameen Telecom workers’ profit participation funds.Recently, ACC sought the withdrawal of prosecution in the case, leading to Yunus and the others being acquitted by a special court in Dhaka this weekend.
Earlier, a Dhaka tribunal held Yunus and three top officials of Grameen Telecom not guilty in a separate case involving labour law violations. Yunus serves as chairman of Grameen Telecom.
Yunus, along with 13 others, was charged by the nation’s anti-corruption commission (ACC) on June 12 for the alleged misappropriation of about Bangladeshi taka 25.22 crore from Grameen Telecom workers’ profit participation funds.Recently, ACC sought the withdrawal of prosecution in the case, leading to Yunus and the others being acquitted by a special court in Dhaka this weekend.
Earlier, a Dhaka tribunal held Yunus and three top officials of Grameen Telecom not guilty in a separate case involving labour law violations. Yunus serves as chairman of Grameen Telecom.
