Professor Yunus appears before labour court

Professor Yunus appears before labour court

Nobel laureate and Grameen Telecom chairman Professor Muhammad Yunus and three other officials of Grameen Telecom appeared before Dhaka Third Labour Court on Sunday in connection with a case filed against them on charge of labour law violation.

Professor Yunus along with his lawyers appeared before the court at around 11:30am.

The court chairman, Sheikh Merina Sultana, recorded argument of the defence lawyer in the case.

Defence lawyer Abdullah Al Mamun placed his final argument on behalf of Professor Yunus and other accused.

Earlier, Khurshid Alam Khan, the prosecution lawyer for the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments, ended his arguments on November 16.

Earlier, a total of four witnesses testified before the court in the case.