Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- 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.

The allegations involve the formation of a syndicate that reportedly collected extra money to send workers to Malaysia.

Based on the information gleaned during the investigation, ACC said Merit Trade International Limited, owned by Debate for Democracy Chairman Hassan Ahamed Chowdhury Kiron, is among these recruiting agencies involved in the alleged irregularities.

The anti-graft agency said it found these organisations "embezzled" money by charging up to five times the government-set fee from workers.

ACC Director General Akhtar Hossain said on Thursday, "...