<span style="color: #222222;">A court in Bangladesh has granted bail to micro-credit pioneer and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus over the firing of three employees by Grameen Communications, where he is chairman.<br />'' <br />'' Acting Chairman of the 3rd Labor Court in the country's capital Dhaka, Zakia Parveen, granted the bail when Yunus appeared before the court.<br />'' <br />'' The country's High Court had set a November 7 deadline last month for him to appear in person. It had asked authorities not to arrest or harass Yunus before the deadline.<br />'' <br />'' Defence lawyer Mustafizur Rahman Khan said Yunus would not be required to appear in person before the court until any indictments are handed down.<br />'' <br />'' The labour court had earlier issued an arrest warrant for Yunus after he failed to appear as he was abroad.<br />'' <br />'' The three employees filed the cases in July, saying they were terminated illegally after seeking to form a trade union.<br />'' <br />''<br />''Yunus founded Grameen Bank, which provides small loans to impoverished people, and shared the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize with the organisation.</span><br />