The Labour Appellate Tribunal in Dhaka extended the bail of Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus in a case filed over violation of labour law

The United Nations has expressed concerns over the recent incidents relating to Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus.

The US encouraged the Bangladesh government to ensure a fair and transparent legal process for Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus as the appeals process in his labour law violations case continues

The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) filed a petition with the High Court yesterday challenging the Labour Appellate Tribunal’s order that stayed the conviction and sentence of Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and three others in a labour law violation case.

Expressing concern over the continuous judicial harassment and potential jailing of Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus, 242 global leaders, including 125 Nobel laureates, yesterday proposed that a small team of independent legal experts, led by a senior international lawyer, reviews the cases against him.

Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said the workers of Grameen Telecom had not sued him and his three colleagues.

Yunus repeats question of Nurjahan while sharing ordeals of three accused Grameen Telecom officials

The Labour Appellate Tribunal today granted bail to Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and three other top officials of Grameen Telecom

Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus’s defence lawyer yesterday said despite repeated requests, the labour court, which convicted and sentenced his client to jail, has not provided the documents required for Prof Yunus to appeal.

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus's lawyer today said the labour court, which convicted and sentenced his client to jail, has not provided the relevant documents despite repeated requests

The United States has said it wants to see a fair and transparent legal process regarding the case against Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus

The frequent vilification of Dr Yunus by senior Awami League members, including the PM, have led many to believe this was an orchestrated persecution.

Kerry Kennedy, president of US-based Robert F Kennedy Human Rights, has called for immediate reversal of the "unjust conviction" handed against Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus

For the last 15 years and more, Prof Yunus has been accused, judged and found guilty by the highest echelon of Bangladesh’s power structure.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said Prof Muhammad Yunus was sentenced to six months' imprisonment by the court, and Awami League had nothing to do with the verdict

The conviction of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is an abuse of the justice system to settle political vendetta, said Amnesty International today

Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Hasan Mahmud today said Dr Yunus was sued as he didn’t pay dues of workers

Three other top Grameen Telecom officials handed same sentence; all four granted bail