On 1 January, Dhaka Labour Court-3 sentenced Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Yunus and three of its senior officials to six months in jail and fined each Tk30,000 in the case filed by the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments on 9 September 2021.
GBT/BSS: The High Court today cancelled an order of the Labour Appellate Tribunal order that suspended the conviction and sentencing of Nobel Laureate Dr Yunus and three other top officials of Grameen Telecom in a labour law violation case.
The High Court bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Ibadat Hossain passed the order after hearing a petition challenging the Labour Appellate Tribunal order.
On 1 January, Dhaka Labour Court-3 sentenced Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Yunus and three of its senior officials to six months in jail and fined each Tk30,000 in the case filed by the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments on 9 September 2021.
The labour court also granted Dr Yunus a month’s bail on condition of filing an appeal against the verdict of the court.
After filing the appeal, the Labour Appeal Tribunal, on 28 January, granted bail to Dr Yunus and three others.
