Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against eight individuals and organisations, including Orbitals International, owned by Nafisa Kamal, for allegedly laundering around Tk 33.44 crore through manpower exports to Malaysia.

The case was filed with Gulshan Police Station on charges of fraud and illegal financial transactions, CID special superintendent of police (media) Jasim Uddin Khan said on Monday.

According to the investigation, Orbitals International - owned by Nafisa Kamal, daughter of Awami League politician and businessperson Mustafa Kamal - along with other manpower exporting agencies, formed a syndicate that embezzled the money by overchargi...