In addition, workers were sent outside contracts using political influence, bypassing the prescribed rules for recruiting workers in Malaysia. Earlier, in March, the ACC filed a case against 12 recruiting agencies on the same charges. Under the agreement between the two nations, 10 designated recruiting agencies used to send workers to the country until 2016. However, in 2021, the two countries signed a new Memorandum of Understanding, which increased the number of recruiting agencies to 100. Out of the 100 agencies, a syndicate of 20-25 agencies began to control the entire process of sending workers to Malaysia.

Source: bd News24 September 14, 2025 20:42 UTC