Yunus at ACC office to present statement in money laundering case

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus reached the Anti-Corruption Commission this morning (ACC) to present his statement in a money laundering and embezzlement case.

Prof Yunus, the chairman of Grameen Telecom, along with his lawyers, entered the ACC office at 9:37am.

Nazmul Islam and Ashraful Hasan, the current and former managing directors of the telecom company respectively, also entered the ACC office with Prof Yunus.

Abdullah Al Mamun, a lawyer for Prof Yunus, told reporters that Prof Yunus went to the ACC office as he was asked to be present there to present statements in the case.

"After receiving the notice from the ACC, my client came to the ACC office to present his statement, showing respect to the laws of the country," he added.

On September 27, ACC Deputy Director Gulshan Anwar Pradhan issued a notice, asking Prof Yunus and seven others to appear before the ACC office today.

On May 30, Pradhan filed the case accusing Prof Yunus and 12 others of embezzling Tk 25.22 crore meant for the workers and employees of Grameen Telecom.

Earlier, ACC Director General (Administration) Rezwanur Rahman said the factories inspection directorate sent the ACC several complaints against the board of directors of Grameen Telecom.

On July 28 last year, the ACC formed a three-member committee to investigate those complaints. As part of the investigation, the ACC interrogated six people several times in August last year.

The other accused in the case are lawyers Yusuf Ali and Jafrul Hasan Sharif, President of Grameen Telecom Workers-Employees Union Muhammad Kamruzzaman, General Secretary Firoz Mahmud Hasan, and representative of Grameen Telecom Workers-Employees Union Mainul Islam.