  Polarization measurements for the optical counterpart to GRB 020405 are
presented and discussed. Our observations were performed with the VLT-UT3
(Melipal) during the second and third night after the gamma-ray burst
discovery. The polarization degree (and the position angle) appears to be
constant between our two observations at a level around (1.5 - 2)%. The
polarization can be intrinsic but it is not possible to unambiguously exclude
that a substantial fraction of it is induced by dust in the host galaxy.
