Grameen Telecom boss and Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus has defended himself in court in a case tied to the violation of labour laws, saying he has not “committed any crime”. Yunus did not say a word in the hour-long hearing and later spoke to reporters at the court premises. Judge Shaikh Merina Sultana of Dhaka’s Third Labour Court set Nov 16 for presenting argument in the case as per the Labour Act. On Sept 9, 2021, Yunus and three others were named in a case filed against Grameen Communications with a labour court by Labour Inspector Arifuzzaman of the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments. The plaintiff and first witness in the case testified on Oct 1.

Source: bd News24 November 09, 2023 21:45 UTC