Bail extended for Dr Yunus in labour law case

A special court here Thursday extended till July 4 the period of bail granted to Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and three others in a case filed against them for violating labour law. Judge MA Awal of Labour Appellate Tribunal passed the order as Dr Muhammad Yunus

Dr Yunus files appeal seeking permission to go abroad

Nobel Laureate economist Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has filed an appeal to the Labour Appeal Tribunal seeking permission to go abroad. The appeal was filed at the Labour Appeal Tribunal on behalf of him on Sunday (March 10). The appeal states that Dr Muhammad Yunus wants to attend several international conferences abroad.

Dr Yunus gets bail in money embezzlement case

Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus secured bail today in a money embezzlement case filed against him for allegedly embezzling Taka 25 crore from the company. Earlier, he surrendered before the court and applied for the bail in Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court. Following a short hearing, Dhaka Metropolitan

ACC okays chargesheet against Dr Yunus, 13 others

AP, DHAKA The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today approved a chargesheet against the then Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and 13 others in a graft case. The Commission at its regular meeting today gave the clearance to submit the chargesheet against them, ACC Secretary Mahbub Hossain told reporters at

Dr Yunus was sentenced by court, not by AL: Quader

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said Dr Yunus was sentenced by a court and his party has no responsibility in this regard. He said this replying to a question from reporters about the conviction of Dr Yunus at a press conference at the party president's Dhanmondi office. "The workers

Dr Yunus sued for not paying workers’ dues: Hasan

Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud today said the labourers sued Dr Yunus as he didn’t pay dues of the workers. The minister told reporters while replying to a query at his secretariat office after unwrapping the cover of the book ‘Shoronarthir Jobanbandi 1971’

Dr Yunus granted conditional bail

The Dhaka court that sentenced Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and three top officials of Grameen Telecom to six months’ jail in a case over violation of labor law has granted them conditional bail. Dhaka 3rd Labor Court Judge Sheikh Merina Sultana pronounced the judgment. Dr Yunus’ lawyer Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun

Dr Yunus gets 6-month jail for violating labour law

A labour court ¦here today convicted and sentenced Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and three others to six-month jail in a case filed against them for violating labour law. Judge Sheikh Merina Sultana of Dhaka's 3rd Labour Court pronounced the judgment around 3.05pm in presence of all

Dr Yunus heroic son of the soil, stop harassment of him: BNP

In the wake of an open letter of global leaders and Nobel laureates urging Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to halt the current trial proceedings against Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, BNP on Tuesday demanded the immediate withdrawal of all cases filed against him. In a statement, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam