The Anti-Corruption Commission has approved six cases against 11 people from six recruiting agencies on charges of embezzling and laundering about Tk 5.25 billion. Named in a separate case, Kiron is accused of taking an additional Tk 584.45 million from 3,489 people. His wife, the company’s managing director, has also been charged. The final case names Thanex International Limited former managing director Abdullah Shahed, Director Md Joynal Abedin Nomani and Managing Director Shamsher Ahmed. Under the previous agreement between Bangladesh and Malaysia, only 10 designated recruiting agencies were allowed to send workers until 2016.
