Voice 9, Dhaka Bureau: Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chairman of Grameen Telecom and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, arrived at the organization's office promptly at 9:37 a.m. on Thursday, October 5th. The questioning was initiated by Gulshan Anwar Pradhan, Deputy Director and Investigating Officer of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Prior to the
interrogation, Dr. Yunus' lawyer, Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun, informed the
press that his client had willingly appeared before the ACC out of respect for
the law. On September 27th, Dr. Yunus and other individuals involved in the
case were summoned by the ACC for questioning.
The
investigating officer had already taken statements from three directors on
Wednesday, October 4th. It is important to note that on May 30th, the ACC's
integrated district office in Dhaka-1 filed a case against thirteen
individuals, including Muhammad Yunus, alleging embezzlement and money
laundering amounting to Tk 25 crore and 22 lakh.
In addition to Chairman Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the other defendants in the case are Managing Director Md Nazmul Islam, Director and former Managing Director Md Ashraful Hasan, Director Parveen Mahmud, Nazneen Sultana, Md Shahjahan, Nurjahan Begum, and Director SM Hazzatul Islam Latifi. Furthermore, Advocate Md. Yusuf Ali, Advocate Zafarul Hasan Sharif, Grameen Telecom Sramik-Karmachari Union President Md. Kamruzzaman, General Secretary Feroz Mahmud Hasan, and representative Md. Mainul Islam have also been implicated as the accused parties.
