New Delhi, January 1: Bangladesh Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus has been sentenced to six-months in jail for violating the country's labour laws, media reports said. Al Jazeera -- quoting lead prosecutor Khurshid Alam Khan as saying: 슬롯사이트œProfessor Yunus and three of his Grameen Telecom colleagues were convicted under labour laws and sentenced to six months in simple imprisonment.슬롯사이트� Bangladesh: 130 Readymade Garment Factories Shut Amid Labour Protest for Higher Wages

Yunus had pioneered Grameen Telecom in his country while using microcredit to help impoverished people. Grameen Telecom, which he founded as a non-profit, is at the center of the trial. As per Bangladeshi media reports, the head of Third Labour Court of Dhaka, Sheikh Merina Sultana, in her verdict said that Yunus슬롯사이트� company violated labour laws. Bangladesh: One Killed, Several Injured As Garment Workers Clash With Police Over Pay Hike on Outskirts of Dhaka

슬롯사이트�67 of Grameen Telecom employees were supposed to be made permanent, and the employees슬롯사이트� participation and welfare funds were not formed,슬롯사이트� she said. She also said that following company policy, five per cent of the company슬롯사이트™s dividends were supposed to be distributed to staff. Yunus (83), who won the award in 2006, is credited for lifting millions out of poverty through his anti-poverty campaign through the Grameen Bank, a mode which was replicated across continents.

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