Dhaka, May 3 -- Bangladeshi workers staying in Malaysia without proper documents are in danger of being arrested and deported by the Malaysian authorities.

The Malay government raided and arrested a good number of foreign workers on Friday, workers and insiders have said.

They said among the detained workers, Bangladeshis are significant in number.

The immigration department raided on Friday and arrested 700 foreign workers from a neighbourhood in Kuala Lumpur, which is under an enhanced movement control order because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to human rights groups and photos shared on social media.

The rights activists slammed such a sudden drive conducted by the Malaysian authorities.

They said it is inhuman as the work...