Bangladesh has sent a letter asking for the arrest and extradition of two people known to be the masterminds of the syndicate that sent workers to Malaysia. Yesterday, Tuesday, the US-based media Bloomberg reported this information.
According to the report, the letter was sent from the Bangladesh branch of Interpol on October 24. It is said that the two businessmen named Aminul Islam and Ruhul Amin have given them the opportunity of physical and mental torture by collecting money from the victims through fraud. Both of them played a major role in this system.
Malaysia started recruiting workers from Bangladesh in August 2022 after being closed for almost six years. Till May 31, 4 lakh 76 thousand workers went to the country. After that the recruitment was stopped. As a result, about 17 thousand workers could not go despite getting permission.
In June 2022, the Malaysian government gave 25 Bangladeshi recruiting agencies the task of sending workers. These agencies are known as syndicates. It consisted of four Bangladeshi ministers and MPs. The controller of the syndicate was Aminul Islam Abdun Noor, a Malay citizen of Bangladeshi origin. The Bangladesh part was controlled by controversial businessman Ruhul Amin Swapan.
The government of Bangladesh fixed the cost of migration for each worker at 79 thousand taka. But 5 lakh 44 thousand taka is taken from each worker. The controllers of the Bangladesh part of the syndicate took Tk 1 lakh 42 thousand. Malaysian regulators charge about 1.5 million taka, equivalent to 6,000 ringgit, per visa. Ruhul Amin Swapan left the country after the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government in a student uprising.
As reported by Bloomberg, Interpol's Bangladesh branch police inspector Ashikur Rahman confirmed the letter in a telephone interview last Sunday. Bangladesh Police has requested the Malaysian government to temporarily stop the use of Bastinet Software, a company founded by Aminul. Police inspector Ashiqur Rahman said that the two people were last seen in Kuala Lumpur.
