Recruiting agencies paid applicable taxes, VAT, and BMET clearance fees throughout the deployment process, integrating worker placement into the formal fiscal systems of both nations.
Malaysia's Home Minister confirmed on October 21, 2024, that the foreign worker recruitment freeze applies equally to all 15 source countries dismissing speculation that Bangladesh faces a targeted labor ban.
An Anti-Corruption Commission investigation conducted in 2017–18 found no evidence that listed Bangladeshi recruiting agencies were involved in visa trading or illegal transfer of funds to Malaysia — a finding that directly