Nobel winner economist Muhammad Yunus faces jail in Bangladesh court ruling

Author:AFP | HT News Desk 2024-01-01 17:50 45

Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus was convicted on Monday for violating Bangladesh's labour laws.

Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus (C) appears in a court in Dhaka on January 1, 2024.(AFP)

"Professor Yunus and three of his Grameen Telecom colleagues were convicted under labour laws and sentenced to six months in simple imprisonment," prosecutor Khurshid Alam Khan told AFP, adding that all four were immediately granted bail pending appeals.

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