Staff Reporter :
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to file 60 cases against 124 owners and officials of as many recruiting agencies for allegedly embezzling and laundering Tk 4,545 crore by excessively charging workers seeking jobs in Malaysia.
The decision was approved on Wednesday at the ACC headquarters, confirmed Director General Md Akhtar Hossain.
According to the case documents, the accused siphoned Tk 4,545.20 crore from 267,276 workers. Those named include proprietors, chairmen, managing directors, directors and other officials linked to the Malaysia recruitment process.
Investigators found that the accused formed a syndicate within BAIRA, abusing their positions to repeatedly violate government rules.
Although the official migration cost to Malaysia was fixed at Tk 78,990, the syndicate allegedly used political clout and BAIRA’s internal power networks to inflate fees severalfold, bypassing selection procedures, financial protocols and contractual obligations.
Earlier, the ACC filed 40 cases against 108 individuals from 40 overseas recruiting firms over the embezzlement of Tk 3,438.94 crore. Those cases remain under investigation.
