Bangladesh, Nov. 10 -- A section of manpower recruiters are allegedly sending Bangladeshi workers to Algeria promising them jobs in European countries.

They had sent at least 56 workers from different districts including Munshiganj, Madaripur, Bogura and Dinajpur since February this year.

The recruiters charged Tk 300,000 from each of the workers, those who returned home said. Nine of them returned home recently.

Four of them are staying in Morocco as recruiters promised to send them to Spain.

The rest of them are staying in Algeria while some of them have escaped from their workplace.

About 22 Bangladeshi nationals recently sought assistance to save their lives and

described their inhuman condition through a video message from Algeri...