Dhaka clamps down on M'sia-linked worker 'syndicate', 232 implicated

B Nantha KumarPublished: Dec 12, 2025 12:59 PM | Updated: Dec 12, 2025 3:23 PM

Bangladeshi authorities have initiated legal action against 232 individuals over alleged links to a migrant labour syndicate recruiting workers to Malaysia, accusing them of corruption and criminal breach of trust involving over RM2.68 billion.

Among those targeted by the Bangladeshi Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) are company owners, chairpersons, managing directors, and directors, from 100 migrant worker agencies.

The ACC said...

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