Why all agencies not getting scope: HC
The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the government to explain why it should not be directed to ensure participation of all registered recruiting agencies in processing overseas jobs, including those is Malaysia, for Bangladeshi workers.
It also ordered the director of trade organisations under the commerce ministry to investigate whether the Baira secretary general is involved in the creation of a syndicate which reportedly favours only 10 agents in processing Malaysian jobs.
The director (delineated in The Trade Organisations Ordinance, 1961) was asked to provide the probe report in seven days.
Secretaries to the ministries of expatriates' welfare and overseas employment, foreign affairs and commerce; the director and the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (Baira) president and secretary general were made respondents to the rule.
The bench of Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam and Justice Ashish Ranjan Das came up with the rule and order following a writ petition filed by proprietors of three agencies -- Sadman International, General Trading Company and M/S Eastern Business Associate Ltd.
They submitted the petition on Sunday seeking the orders.
There are 750 recruiting agencies in the country, petitioners' counsel advocate Samiul Haque told The Daily Star.
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