The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed a petition filed by Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus challenging a High Court order dismissing charges in a labour law violation case.
A seven-member bench headed by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique passed the order.
As a result, the trial in a case against Nobel laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, chairman of Grameen Telecom. in the labour court will go on.
Dr Yunus' lawyer Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun said: "We have not been given enough time for the hearing. We are very unhappy with today’s (Sunday) order. We will discuss and decide what to do next.”
On September 9, 2021, a case was filed by the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishment against Dr Muhammad Yunus and three others for violating labour laws.
The other accused in the case are Grameen Telecom Managing Director Md Ashraful Hasan, board directors Nur Jahan Begum and Md Shahjahan.
According to case files, the Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishment noticed several violations of labour law during an inspection at Grameen Telecom.
The violations include failing to permanent the jobs of 101 workers and employees, not forming workers' participation fund as well as welfare fund, and failing to provide 5% of the company's dividend to workers.
