Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- A total of eight fresh cases have been filed with the third Labour Court in Dhaka against Grameen Telecom, over a claim of getting five per cent of net profit of the company under the Bangladesh Labour Act, 2006.

Former eight workers of the company filed the cases on November 9 demanding proportionate benefits from the workers' profit participation fund, said their lawyer HM Shanjid Siddique.

The labour court already issued a notice upon the authorities of the Grameen Telecom to explain their position over the claims of the former employees, said the lawyer.

Earlier he sent a legal notice to the authorities of the Grameen Telecom demanding to pay proportionate benefits to 47 former employees from the workers' profit p...