Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment (MoEWOE) has summoned three Bangladeshi recruiting agencies-Bonna Bijoy Overseas Ltd (RL-1334), SP Global Resource (RL-2253), and Maniz Power Corporation (RL-973)-for their alleged involvement in recruiting Bangladeshi nationals to serve as soldiers in Russia in Ukraine war.

A formal notice issued by the ministry's Monitoring and Enforcement Wing, signed by Senior Assistant Secretary Shibli Sadiq, directs the agencies to appear before the ministry on Thursday morning. The move indicates that the authorities are treating the allegations with seriousness, as they seek to question and potentially hold accountable local agencies suspected of facilitating irregular or...