ACC summons Dr Yunus, 12 others in another case
Staff Reporter :
The Anti-Corruption Commission has summoned Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus and 12 others to appear before it to face questioning in a case filed by the anti-graft body on charge of embezzling and laundering Tk 252.2 million.
Grameen Telecom Chairman Prof Yunus, its Managing Director Md Nazmul Islam and former Managing Director Md Ashraful Hassan have been asked to appear before the ACC on Thursday, according to the notifications issued by the ACC.
The ACC also summoned Grameen Telecom’s five other officials to appear before it on Wednesday, October 4,
aid Grameen Telecom’s counsels Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun and Barrister Khaja Tanvir Ahmed.
The officials are— Grameen Telecom’s Directors Parveen Mahmud, Nazneen Sultana, M Shahjahan, Nurjahan Begum and Professor S M Huzzatul Islam Latifee.
The other accused of the case are— Advocate Md Yousuf Ali, Advocate Jafrul Hasan Sharif, President of ‘Grameen Telecom Sramik Karmachari Union’ Md Kamruzzaman, Union’s Secretary Md Firoz Mahmud Hassan and Union’s representative Md Mainul Islam, according to the case statement.
ACC Deputy Director Md Gulshan Anwar Pradhan issued the notifications on September 27 this year. Earlier on May 30, 2023, the same official filed a case against Prof Yunus and 12 others with ACC’s Integrated District Office-1 in Dhaka.
Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun said, “The disputed money is the claimed money by the employees of the Grameen Telecom and it was paid to them through mediation.
The employees paid their lawyers’ fees with that money.
No occurrence of embezzlement or laundering took place while transferring that money.”
The lawyer said, “On the one hand, the government is asking as to why we are not giving dividend to the employees.
However, when the dividend was given, it was alleged that we have committed corruption.
Money has been embezzled and laundered.
The disputed amount, Tk 252.2 million, was due to the employees and it was given as advance.
But the ACC filed a corruption case regarding the money.”
Prof Yunus is ready to face the questioning, also said the lawyers adding that it’s a case filed on false allegation.
