Charge sheet filed against Nobel laureate Dr Yunus in graft case

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Bangladesh on Thursday filed a charge sheet against Nobel Laureate and Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Muhammad Yunus and 13 others in a case filed for embezzling Taka 25 crore from the fund reserved for the workers.

ACC deputy director and investigation officer Gulshan Anwar filed the charge sheet at the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Asaduzzaman. ACC on May 30, 2023, filed the case with its Dhaka-1 integrated district office.

According to the case documents, a decision was made on the company's 108th



board meeting, presided over by Dr Yunus on May 9, 2022, to open a bank account at Gulshan branch of Dhaka Bank Limited. But it was found that the account was opened a day before the decision was even made, reports BSS.

More than Taka 26 crore was transferred to the account on different occasions, as per 'fake settlement agreements' and decision of the board. But before even distributing the share of the company's profit to the workers, and letting them know, the accused embezzled around Taka 25 crore from the fund.