A Dhaka court today has framed charges against Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and 13 others in a case filed over misappropriation of about Tk 26 crore of Grameen Telecom Workers' Profit Participation Fund.
It is reported that Dr Yunus and 13 others, now on bail, pleaded not guilty and demanded justice after Judge Syed Arafat Hossain of the Special Judge's Court-4 of Dhaka read out the charges to them. However, the trial of the case will start on July 15.
Earlier, the same court, the14 accused applied for exemption from the case claiming their innocence. At the end of the hearing, the judge fixed today for the order regarding the formation of the complaint.
However, on April 2, Senior Special Judge of Dhaka transferred the case to Special Judge Court-4 after taking into account the complaint filed by the ACC.