Nobel laureate Yunus sentenced to 6 months in jail by Bangladesh court

Dhaka, 1/1: Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate economist Dr Muhammad Yunus was on Monday sentenced to six months in jail by a court on charges of labour law violation, a development termed as ‘politically motivated’ by his supporters

The allegation of violating the Labour Law against him has been proved. It appears that the allegation has not been barred by limitation (either),” said Labour Court judge Sheikh Merina Sultana while pronouncing the judgment.