Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus was acquitted on Sunday in a corruption case registered by the Anti-Corruption Commission.
Yunus took charge just three days ago. This information was given in a media report.
Judge Mohammad Rabiul Alam of Dhaka’s Special Judge Court-4 accepted the Anti-Corruption Commission’s petition seeking withdrawal of the prosecution in the case under Section 494 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the Daily Star newspaper quoted an anti-corruption agency official as saying.
On August 7, a Dhaka court acquitted Yunus and three top Grameen Telecom executives — Ashraful Hasan, M Shahjahan and Noorjahan Begum — in a labour law violation case.
Yunus (84) was sworn in as head of the interim government on Thursday. Nur Jahan Begum is a member of the 16-member advisory council that will assist Yunus in running the affairs of the state.
Dozens of cases were registered against Yunus during Sheikh Hasina’s rule. In January, a court sentenced Yunus to six months in jail for violating labour laws.
Two more advisors of Bangladesh’s interim government took oath
Two more advisors of the new interim government of Bangladesh were sworn in on Sunday. President Mohammad Shahabuddin administered the oath to Supradip Chakma and Bidhan Ranjan Roy.
Both of them could not attend the swearing-in ceremony on Thursday. Another advisor Farooq-e-Azam has also not taken oath yet as he is currently out of the country.
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