Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Grameenphone Chief Executive Officer Yasir Azman and two senior officials have been granted bail after surrendering before a Dhaka court in a case filed by a former employee alleging fraud and theft.

The trio appeared before the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Raunak Jahan Taki on Sunday to seek bail. The court granted their petitions following a hearing, according to defence lawyer Ehsanul Haque Shomaji.

The two others granted bail are Fazlul Haque, acting chairman of the Grameenphone Trustee Board, and Sayeda Tahya Hossain, the company's chief human resources officer.

The case was filed on Sept 26 by Rakibul Azam, a former Grameenphone employee. The court accepted the case on the same day and issued a summons...