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Meanwhile, Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said that lies were being spread abroad about the labour law violations case filed against Yunus.

“A propaganda is going on in this regard too,” he said during a press conference held at the Secretariat to counter the “conspiracy that is being hatched against the state”.

The government cannot remain silent when attempts are made to defame the country’s dignity, he said.

“There is a law in the country -- we will run the country according to that law. Despite irrefutable evidence, it is being spread abroad that the allegations against him [Yunus] are false, and it is being said it was done for harassment. These allegations are not true.”

Propaganda is being spread centring a case to undermine the country’s court, judiciary and continuity of dignity, democracy and justice in Bangladesh, he said.

“We will tell the truth through the media. We don’t follow anyone’s directions.”

Huq maintained that the government is “not doing anything to harass Yunus”.

The government is not harassing him by filing any false case.

The case against him was filed by the workers, after which the department responsible for protecting workers’ rights prosecuted him, he said.

The executive, legislature and judiciary belong to all the people of Bangladesh.

“No one is above the law. If anyone commits a crime, they will have to face justice through the law,” Huq added.

On January 1, the Labour Court-3 of Dhaka sentenced Yunus and three others to six months in jail and fined them Tk 30,000 each for violating labour laws.

On September 9, 2021, Labour Inspector (General) SM Arifuzzaman filed the case against them.