Bangladesh
ACC ACC approves charge sheet against 14 people including Muhammad Yunus in money embezzlement case
Dhaka, Jan 30: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved the charge sheet against 14 people including Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, chairman of Grameen Telecom, for embezzling Tk 25 crore 22 lakh of workers' welfare fund. The charge sheet was approved in the commission meeting held at the ACC head office on Monday.
According to sources, there were 13 accused in the charge sheet approved by the ACC. A new accused has been added. He is Kamrul Hasan, Office Secretary of Grameen Telecom Workers Union. ACC Deputy Director Gulshan Anwar Pradhan will submit the charge sheet in the court soon.
The 14 accused in the charge sheet are - Chairman of Grameen Telecom Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Managing Director Md. Nazmul Islam, Director and former Managing Director Md. Ashraful Hasan, Directors Parveen Mahmud, Nazneen Sultana, Md. Shahjahan, Nurjahan Begum and Director S.M. Hajjatul Islam Latifi, Advocate Md. Yusuf Ali, Advocate Zafrul Hasan Sharif, President of Grameen Telecom Sramik-Karmachari Union Md. Kamruzzaman, General Secretary Feroz Mahmud Hasan, Office Secretary of Sramik-Karmachari Union Kamrul Hasan and representative Md. Mainul Islam.
In this regard, ACC Secretary Md. Mahbub Hossain said that only Tk 1 crore has actually been transferred as advocate fee out of the dividends owed to Grameen Telecom employees. The remaining Tk 25 crore 22 lakh 6 thousand 780 has been embezzled by the chairman, managing director, board members, CBA leaders and advocates of Grameen Telecom by violating the terms of the settlement agreement and embezzling it. At the same time, they have embezzled money by concealing their location through money transfer and conversion. which is an offense punishable under relevant sections of the Penal Code and Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
In this situation, against 14 people including accused Grameen Telecom chairman Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Section 409/420/467/468/471/109 of the Penal Code and Section 4(2) and 4(3) of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2012 have been approved by the ACC.
On May 30, the ACC filed a case against 13 people including Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus for embezzling Tk 25 crore 22 lakh 6 thousand 780 of workers' welfare fund. Gulshan Anwar, deputy director of the organization, filed the case as the main plaintiff.
