<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>A Dhaka tribunal on Tuesday extended bail of Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and three officials of Grameen Telecom, who were sentenced to six months jail in a labour law violation case, till May 23.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Labour Appellate Tribunal Judge MA Awal passed the order when they filed a petition seeking permanent bail in the case.</div><div><br></div><div>Dr Yunus sought permanent bail to avoid repeated appearance at the Labour Appellate Tribunal, said his lawyer Barrister Abdullah Al Mamun, who filed the petition.</div><div><br></div><div>On January 28, the Labour Appellate Tribunal granted bail to Yunus and three others, who had challenged the verdict of labour court in the labour law violation case.</div><div><br></div><div>On that day, the Labour Appellate Tribunal stayed the sentence of the labour court. At the same time, the court accepted the appeal for hearing.</div><div><br></div><div>Earlier, on January 1, Yunus and three other accused were sentenced to six months’ imprisonment in the case. According to UNB reports</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>