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Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus acquitted in graft case

On August 7, a Dhaka court acquitted Yunus and three top Grameen Telecom officials—Ashraful Hassan, M Shahjahan, and Nurjahan Begum—of a separate labour law infringement charge.

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Muhammad Yunus. Pic/AFP

Muhammad Yunus. Pic/AFP

Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus was acquitted on Sunday in a graft case brought by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). According to media reports, Yunus' acquittal came just three days after taking office. Judge Md Rabiul Alam of the Special Judge's Court-4 in Dhaka granted the ACC's request to withdraw the case against Bangladesh's interim government chief Muhammad Yunus under section 494 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The Daily Star newspaper announced the judgement, citing an anti-graft official, reported PTI. 

According to the report, on August 7, a Dhaka court acquitted Yunus and three top Grameen Telecom officials—Ashraful Hassan, M Shahjahan, and Nurjahan Begum—of a separate labour law infringement charge.

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