ACC to sue five more agencies for swindling Malaysia-bound migrant workers
According to Md Akhter Hossain, ACC’s director general (Prevention), the accused allegedly operated as a syndicate to misappropriate and launder Tk314.35 crore.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file cases against 26 individuals from five recruiting agencies on charges of embezzling and laundering money taken from Malaysia-bound migrant workers.
According to Md Akhter Hossain, ACC's director general (Prevention), the accused allegedly operated as a syndicate to misappropriate and launder Tk314.35 crore.
Speaking to reporters today (13 November) Akhter said the five agencies had charged fees five times higher than the government-fixed rate of Tk78,990 per worker from a total of 18,767 migrant workers.
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Earlier, on 11 November, the ACC filed cases against five officials of four recruiting agencies on similar charges. Before that, the commission sued 11 officials from six agencies on 6 November, and heads of 13 other recruiting agencies on 14 September for the same offences.
The latest cases will be filed against officials of GMG Trading (Pvt) Ltd, GMG Trading Associates, QK Quick Express Ltd, MEF Global Bangladesh and Dahmashi Corporation Ltd.
