Judge Mohammad Rabiul Alam of the Special Judges Court-4 in Dhaka passed the order after accepting the application of the alleging section under the Criminal Procedure Code to withdraw the case.

Dhaka: In a surprise turn of events on Saturday, Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh, was acquitted in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission for misappropriating funds from the Rural Telecom Workers and Employees Welfare Fund. Days after he was sworn in as the head of Bangladesh's interim government, according to a media report.

Judge Mohammad Rabiul Alam of the Special Judges Court-4 in Dhaka passed the order seeking withdrawal of the case under the Criminal Procedure Code after accepting the plea of ​​the Kalam agency, an official of the anti-graft agency said. Star newspaper.

On August 7, the Labor Appellate Tribunal acquitted the Nobel laureate and three top executives of Rural Telecom – Ashraful Hasan, M Shahjahan and Noor Jahan Begum – in a labor law violation case in which they were sentenced to six months in jail and fined Rs 30,000 each. In January.

Who is Muhammad Yunus?

Yunus, an 84-year-old economist, was sworn in on Thursday as the interim government's chief adviser – the equivalent of a prime minister. Noor Jahan Begum, who was also an accused in a corruption case, is a member of the 16-member advisory council, which will help Yunus run the state.

Yunus has been at loggerheads with Sheikh Hasina's government for unclear reasons, while authorities launched a series of investigations against him after coming to power in 2008. In 2011, Bangladesh authorities reviewed the operations of the statutory rural bank and sacked Yunus. Its founder managing director accused of violating government superannuation rules.

Allegation against Muhammad Yunus

Dozens of cases were filed against Yunus during Hasina's regime. Many believe that Yunus angered Hasina in 2007 when a military-backed government ran the country and announced the formation of a political party while Hasina was in prison.

Eleven Bangladeshis arrested for infiltrating

The Border Security Force (BSF) has nabbed 11 Bangladeshis trying to enter Indian soil during a special operation along the international border with neighboring West Bengal, Tripura and Meghalaya.

A statement issued by the BSF on Sunday said that of the 11 Bangladeshis, two each were nabbed in West Bengal and Tripura while the other seven were from the Meghalaya border.

“They are being interrogated and will be handed over to the police for further legal action,” it said.

To strengthen security at international borders in the wake of Independence Day next week, an operational conference was held at the force's Kolkata office under the chairmanship of ADG, BSF, Eastern Command, the statement said.

(with input from agencies)