The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved a charge sheet against 14 people, including Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, for allegedly embezzling Tk 25.22 crore of the Grameen Telecom Workers' Welfare Fund.
The decision was taken at a commission meeting held at the ACC headquarters in Dhaka on Monday.
Among the accused, a new addition to the list is Kamrul Hasan, office secretary of the Grameen Telecom Employees Union. The charges will be officially filed in court by Gulshan Anwar, deputy director of ACC.
The 14 individuals facing charges include Dr Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Telecom MD Nazmul Islam, director Ashraful Hasan, former Md Parveen Mahmood, Director, Naznin Sultana, Shahjahan, Noorjahan Begum, and SM Hazzatul Islam Latifi, all serving as directors, along with Advocate Yusuf Ali, Advocate Zafrul Hasan Sharif, Md Kamruzzaman, president of the Union of Gramin Telecom Employees, Firoz Mahmud Hasan, general secretary Kamrul Hasan, office secretary of the Employees' Union office, and representative Mainul Islam.
The ACC's decision to press charges follows a thorough investigation into allegations of corruption and embezzlement from the Employee Welfare Fund of Grameen Telecom. The case is set to be heard in court soon, with anticipation building around the outcome of this high-profile legal battle.
