A labour court in Dhaka on Tuesday (June 6) framed charges against Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, also chairman of Grameen Telecom, and its three other top officials in a case filed over labour laws violation.

The three other accused are Grameen Telecom Managing Director Ashraful Hasan, and two directors Nur Jahan Begum and Mohammad Shahjahan.

Judge Sheikh Merina Sultana of the Third Labour Court of Dhaka passed the order. 

Earlier on September 9 of 2021, SM Arifuzzaman, a labour inspector (general) of the Inspection for Factories and Establishments Department, filed the case with the Third Labour Court of Dhaka. 

On May 8, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court dismissed Muhammad Yunus's leave to appeal.

BDST: 1609 HRS, JUNE 06, 2023
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