Indictment order in graft case against Dr Yunus, 13 others on June 12

A Dhaka court on Sunday set June 12 for an order on charge framing against Dr Muhammad Yunus and 13 others in a case filed over the misappropriation of over Tk25 crore of Grameen Telecom Workers' Profit Participation Fund, after rejecting the exemption petitions filed by the accused.

Judge Syed Arafat Hossain of the Special Judge's Court-4 of Dhaka also dismissed the discharge plea by the accused.

Whether charges will be framed against the 14 accused in the case will be known on that day.

On February 1, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a charge sheet against Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Muhammad Yunus and 13 others in a case filed for embezzling Tk25 crore.

On May 30, 2023, ACC filed the case with its Dhaka-1 integrated district office.

According to the case documents, a decision was made at the company's 108th board meeting, presided over by Dr Yunus on May 9, 2022, to open a bank account at the Gulshan branch of Dhaka Bank Limited. However, it was found that the account was opened a day before the decision was even made.

More than Tk25 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 Tk25 crore from the fund.