Dr Yunus gets bail in embezzlement case
A Dhaka court today granted bail to Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus in a case over embezzling Tk25.22 crore of the Grameen Telecom Workers' Welfare Fund.
The hearing date for forming charges against Dr Yunus and the 13 others accused in the case has been postponed to 2 June.
Abdullah Al Mamun, a counsel for Dr Yunus, confirmed the developments.
Thursday was the date for the hearing, but Judge Syed Arafat Hossain of the Special Judge's Court-4 granted more time upon a prayer filed by the defence lawyer.
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The 13 other accused in the case include Grameen Telecom MD Nazmul Islam, Director Ashraful Hasan, former MD Parveen Mahmood, directors Najnin Sultana, Shahjahan, Noorjahan Begum, and SM Hazzatul Islam Latifi.
Advocate Yusuf Ali, Advocate Zaforul Hasan Sharif, Md Kamruzzaman, President of the Union of Grameen Telecom Employees, Firoz Mahmud Hasan, General Secretary Kamrul Hasan, office secretary of the employees' union office, and representative Mainul Islam are also defendants in the case.
Dr Yunus and Parveen Mahmud are currently on bail, while arrest warrants have been issued against the remaining 12 individuals.
Gulshan Anwar, deputy director at the Anti-Corruption Commission, filed the case as the primary complainant on 30 May 2023.
