Bangladeshi Americans express disappointment with the case of Dr. Muhammad Yunus

Some Bangladeshi Americans wrote a latter to express our disappointment with the letter about the case of the case of Dr. Muhammad Yunus.

The latter was signed by US Senator Richard J. Durbin along with eleven other Senators.

They said, "It is important to note that Dr. Muhammad Yunus has been charged with violating labor laws, not providing a 5% dividend to Grameen Telecom workers, not regularizing 101 staff, and not compensating workers for public holidays. The government of Bangladesh has invited international experts and lawyers to assess the legal proceedings and examine documents involving the charges against Yunus. There are not hundreds of individual cases that he has to face; rather, the fact is that there are hundreds of affected employees who brought the same charges, and one verdict of guilty or not guilty will satisfy all cases, which is similar to a class action lawsuit. Some other charges involve alleged corruption and fund embezzlement with Grameen Telecom.

Unfortunately, in your latter, we witness the reflection of what the U.S. mainstream media, CBS News, predicted in their online news when they stated, "As Yunus is known to have close connections with political elites in the West, especially in the United States, many think the verdict could negatively impact Bangladesh's relationship with the U.S"

They also wanted to emphasize that Dr. Yunus's identity as an internationally acclaimed Nobel laureate should not excuse him from violating labor law, nor should his relationship with influential Western leaders and his appointed lobbying companies influence the merit of this court verdict.