Trial against Dr Yunus to continue: Appellate Division

The Appellate Division has rejected a petition to scrap the trial proceeding in the case filed against Nobel Laureate and Chairman of Grameen Telecom (GTC) Dr Muhammad Yunus for violating the Labour Law.

The appellate division headed by Justice Md Nuruzzaman passed the order on Monday.

As a result, there is now no legal bar to continuing the trial proceeding against him in the labour court, lawyers have said.

Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun appeared in the court hearing on behalf of Prof Yunus, while Khurshid Alam Khan was the counsel of the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE). Attorney General AM Amin Uddin represented the state.