DHAKA, Dec 12, 2021 (BSS) - The High Court (HC) today stayed proceedings 
of a case against Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad 
Yunus and three others for allegedly violating labour laws.

     A High Court division bench comprising Justice Md Habibul Gani and 
Justice Md Riaz Uddin Khan passed the order, staying the proceedings of the 
case for six months, Assistant Attorney General Mahfuzur Rahman Likhon told 
BSS.

     The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) 
Inspector Arifuzzaman filed the case against Dr Yunus and three others on 
September 9 and the court had summoned the four to appear before it by 
October 12.

     The other three accused in the case are- Grameen Telecom Managing 
Director Ashraful Hasan, Board Directors Nurjahan Begum and Md Shahjahan.

     According to the case documents, a team of DIFE went on an inspection to 
Grameen Telecom and found the violations of labour laws like not regularizing 
101 staff, not establishing a welfare fund for the labourers, among others.