Money laundering case filed against ‘Orbitals Int’l’ over Tk 33cr fraud

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a case against Nafisa Kamal’s manpower export firm Orbitals International and eight others on charges of laundering Tk 33.44 crore.

The case was registered under the Money Laundering Prevention Act, 2012 with Gulshan Police Station on Monday, said a CID press release.

The case accuses the syndicate of charging excessive fees from 3,111 Malaysia-bound workers between 2022 and 2024.

Investigators said the accused collected Tk 1.5 lakh from per person, nearly double the government-approved rate, embezzling the surplus.

The Financial Crime Unit is now tracing the syndicate’s assets across the country as part of an ongoing probe.

-BSS