Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday lodged a case under the Money Laundering Prevention Act at Banani Police Station, Dhaka, against a powerful syndicate accused of controlling Malaysia-bound labor migration through mafia-style operations.

As a major breakthrough, this case has been filed in the ongoing investigation into manpower export corruption.

The case (No. 35, dated 28 August 2025) names retired General Masud Uddin Chowdhury as one of the masterminds of the syndicate. Others identified include Ruhul Amin Swapan, MP Nizam Uddin Hazari, former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed, Kashmiri Kamal (wife of former Finance Minister A.M.A. Lotus Kamal), along with Mansur Ahmed Kamal, Mobarak Ul...