Dhaka, Jun 02 (UNB) - The decision on whether to begin the trial of Dr. Muhammad Yunus and 14 others in a case over embezzling Tk 25.22 crore of the Grameen Telecom Workers' welfare fund, will be announced on June 12.
 
After a hearing regarding the formation of charges against the defendants, Judge Syed Arafat Hossain of Dhaka's Special Judge Court-4 set this date on Sunday (2 June).
 
Senior lawyer Mosharraf Hossain Kajol represented the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in court, while Barrister Abdul Al Mamun represented Dr. Yunus.
 
Dr. Yunus's lawyer Abdullah Al Mamun confirmed the development.
 
Meanwhile, Dr. Yunus arrived at the court around 10:30 AM to attend the hearing, along with the other defendants.
 
On February 1, the investigating officer of the case, ACC Deputy Director Gulshan Anwar Pradhan, submitted the charge sheet against Dr. Yunus and 14 others.
 
The 13 other accused in the case are Grameen Telecom MD Nazmul Islam, Director Ashraful Hasan, former MD Parveen Mahmood, Director, Najnin Sultana, Shahjahan, Noorjahan Begum, and S. M. Hazzatul Islam Latifi, all serving as directors, along with Advocate Yusuf Ali, Advocate Zaforul Hasan Sharif, Mo. 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.
 
Gulshan Anwar, the Deputy Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), filed the case as the primary complainant on May 30, 2023.
 
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