Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- Bangladesh's manpower export to Malaysia is facing disruption over ongoing human trafficking and money laundering cases under investigation by the ACC and CID, prompting diplomatic concern from Kuala Lumpur.

Industry insiders warn that failure to resolve the issues could hurt Malaysia's global TIP ranking, risk US sanctions, and delay reopening its labour market to Bangladeshi workers.

The Malaysian government has expressed serious concerns over several human trafficking and money laundering cases filed in Bangladesh, saying these could undermine the credibility of its Foreign Worker Centralized Management System (FWCMS), the digital platform used to recruit workers from 15 countries, including Bangladesh.

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