118 Bangladeshi workers detained in Malaysia

162 migrant workers, including 118 Bangladeshis, have been arrested in a raid in Malaysia. They were arrested on Thursday (May 25) at a construction site in Jalan Bukit Kiara in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.

The country's law enforcement agency DBKL announced this information in a statement on their Facebook page on Friday (May 26).

According to the statement, these construction workers were detained because they did not have valid documents. Among them, 118 are from Bangladesh, 23 from Myanmar, 11 from Indonesia and 10 from Pakistan.

Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM), Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM), Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation, Department of Occupational Safety and Health Malaysia and Immigration Department participated in the operation conducted by DBKL.

The campaign will continue according to the parliamentary constituencies in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, said DBKL.

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