Today, a court has acknowledged the charge-sheet filed against Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus along with 13 others for their alleged involvement in embezzling Taka 25 crore from the company and laundering the funds abroad.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Ash Shams Zaglul Hossain accepted the charge-sheet and transferred the case to Dhaka Special Judge Court-4 for further proceedings. The court has scheduled May 2 for the initial hearing in the case.

An arrest warrant has been issued against Grameen Telecom director Md Shahjahan, one of the accused, as he failed to appear before the court for today's hearing.

The charge-sheet was filed by the investigation officer in the case, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) deputy director Gulshan Anwar, on February 1, naming a total of 14 accused individuals.

Apart from Dr. Muhammad Yunus, other accused include Grameen Telecom Managing Director Nazmul Islam, various directors, union representatives, lawyers, and office secretaries.

According to the case details, discrepancies were found in the opening of a bank account at Dhaka Bank Limited's Gulshan branch, allegedly done a day before the decision was officially made during the company's 108th board meeting chaired by Dr. Yunus.

Subsequently, over Taka 26 crore was transferred to the account through purportedly fake settlement agreements and board decisions. However, the accused allegedly embezzled around Taka 25 crore from the funds before distributing the company's profits to its workers.