Bangladesh appeals court bails Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in labour case

An appeals court in Bangladesh has granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who had earlier been sentenced to six months in prison for violating the country’s labour laws (Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP)

An appeals court in Bangladesh has granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who had earlier been sentenced to six months in prison for violating the country’s labour laws.

The court in Dhaka also agreed to hear an appeal against his sentence.