Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Telecom Officials Sentenced to 6 Months Jail for Labor Law Violation in Bangladesh; Granted Bail Pending Appeals

In Bangladesh, a Dhaka court has sentenced Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and 3 top officials of Grameen Telecom to 6 months’ jail in a case over violation of labor law. The court also fined Tk 30,000 each and ordered that, in case of default, the convicts would have to suffer 25 more days’ simple imprisonment. The court, however, responding to petitions submitted by the convicts, granted bail to Dr Yunus and other 3 convicts for one month.