Nobel laureate Professor Dr. Thursday is scheduled for the hearing on the framing of charges against 14 people including Muhammad Yunus.

The complaint formation hearing will be held in the court of Judge Syed Arafat Hossain of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4.

Chairman of Grameen Telecom Dr. 14 accused including Yunus will appear in court today and apply for exemption from framing of charges. They will also apply for extension of the bail period.

Dr. Yunus’s lawyer, Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun, gave this information.

The other defendants in this case are the managing director of Grameen Telecom. Nazmul Islam, director and former managing director. Ashraful Hasan, Director Parveen Mahmud, Nazneen Sultana, Md. Shahjahan, Noorjahan Begum and director S. M. Hazzatul Islam Latifi, Advocate Md. Yusuf Ali, Advocate Zafrul Hasan Sharif, President of Grameen Telecom Sramik-Karmachari Union. Kamruzzaman, general secretary Feroz Mahmud Hasan, office secretary of Sramik-Karmachari union Kamrul Hasan and representative Md. Mainul Islam

On May 30, 2023, Dr. Grameen Telecom was accused of embezzling Tk. 25 crore 22 lakh 6 thousand 780 from the workers’ welfare fund. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a case against 13 people including Muhammad Yunus. Gulshan Anwar, deputy director of the organization, filed the case as the main plaintiff.

On February 1, 2024, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court. ACC Deputy Director Gulshan Anwar filed the charge sheet against 14 people including Muhammad Yunus.

There were 13 accused in the ACC case. However, the name of a new accused has been added to the charge sheet.

The accused have been charged under Sections 409/420/467/468/471/109 of the Penal Code and Sections 4(2) and 4(3) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012.

On April 2, the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge As Samach Jaglul Hossain’s court accepted the charge sheet and ordered the transfer to Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-4 for the trial of the case.