Bangladesh Interim Govt Head Muhammad Yunus Being Acquitted in Corruption Cases

Three days after Muhammad Yunus took oath as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, he was acquitted in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.

The Special Judge’s Court-4 of Dhaka accepted the Anti-Corruption Commission’s application seeking withdrawal of prosecution of the case, Reported The Daily Star newspaper.

On August 7, a Dhaka court acquitted Yunus and three top officials of Grameen Telecom in a labour law violation case.

Yunus was a major detractor of the Sheikh Hasina government. Her government charged Yunus under dozens of cases.

Syed Refaat Ahmed was sworn in as Bangladesh’s new chief justice on Sunday, a day after Obaidul Hassan stepped down as the chief justice of the Bangladesh Supreme Court due to an ultimatum of the protesters demanding a revamp of the judiciary.