Judge Rahibul Islam of Dhaka’s Third Labour Court has ordered Yunus to appear on Feb 6, the court’s clerk Mia Md Jamal Uddin told bdnews24.com on Monday. Yunus will face an arrest warrant if he defies the summons as he is charged with criminal offences under the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006, according to Jamal. Tarikul Islam, an inspector at the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments, initiated the case on Jan 5. Besides Yunus, the chairman of Grameen Communications, the others named in the case are Managing Director Nazneen Sultana, Director Abdul Hai Khan and Deputy General Manager Sarkar Gouri Shankar. Plaintiff Tarikul said in the case that Grameen Communications on May 7 last year responded to the department’s instructions to correct some irregularities found during an inspection on Apr 30.

Source: bd News24 January 13, 2020 13:52 UTC