Prof Yunus, 3 others get bail in labour law violation case

Court Correspondent :
Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, and three other officials of the company have been granted bail yesterday in a case filed over labour law violation.

The Labour Appellate Tribunal accepted the appeal and granted bail after Dr Muhammad Yunus appeared in the tribunal and applied for bail at around 10am on Sunday.

Appellate Tribunal Judge M A Awal passed the order and fixed March 3 for next hearing in the case.

Lawyer of Dr Yunus Barrister Abdullah Al-Mamun confirmed the matter to the media.
Earlier on January 1, Sheikh Merina Sultana, Chairman of the Third Labour Court of Dhaka, sentenced Dr Yunus, Chairman of Grameen Telecom, and its directors Ashraful Hassan, Nurjahan Begum and M Shahjahan to six months imprisonment in the case.