Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday filed cases against owners, chairmen, managing directors, directors, and other accused persons of 60 overseas companies, allegedly for embezzling Tk 45 billion by overcharging the Malaysian expatriates than the official rate.

The companies formed a syndicate while holding various positions in BAIRA.

They violated BAIRA's registration conditions and used political influence from the ruling party. By doing so, they charged migrant workers several times higher than the government-fixed fee of Tk 78,990 for recruitment under the Bangladesh-Malaysia agreement.

These companies were appointed as recruiting agents for sending workers to Malaysia.

But instead of following the ...