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16 مايو 2025

By Asian News Network

Malaysia assures Bangladesh of largest share in worker recruitment

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…Currently, as per Malaysian data, about nine lakh Bangladeshis are working in Malaysia. They include nearly 500,000 who travelled to the Southeast Asian country through 101 agencies selected by the Malaysian government for recruiting Bangladeshi workers since late 2022.

On March 12, Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission sued the owners of 12 of these agencies, along with former finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, on charges of embezzling and laundering Tk 1,128 crore through a syndicate that overcharged workers bound for Malaysia.

The ACC said the 37 accused in these cases collected exorbitant sums from 67,380 individuals by charging the workers nearly five times the government-set rate of Tk 78,990.

The accused recruiting agencies include M/s Orbital Enterprise, M/s Orbital International, Snigdha Overseas Limited, Binimoy International, Five M International, M/s Unique Eastern Private Limited, Catharsis International Limited, M/s Ahmed International, BM Travels Limited, BNS Overseas Limited, Rubel Bangladesh Limited and Ifty Overseas.

Former MPs Nizam Uddin Hazari (Feni-2), Masud Uddin Chowdhury (Feni-3), and Benazir Ahmed (Dhaka-20) were also part of the syndicate, the ACC said…

The adviser urged Malaysian Home Minister Ismail to allow Bangladeshi workers to receive multiple-entry visas, as is the standard for other foreign workers. Currently, Bangladeshi workers are given single-entry visas, which limits their mobility and rights…