A spokesman for Bestinet told FMT that none of its staff or management had been arrested by MACC following the raid.

The firm declined to comment further on the matter, saying it was not in a position to do so amid the authorities’ probe into alleged corruption and abuse of power involving the selection of 25 Bangladeshi agencies for migrant worker recruitment.

Bestinet is the IT system provider for the recruitment of workers from all source countries.

A labour agency in Dhaka previously accused Bestinet’s founder, Amin Abdul Nor, of “persuading” the government to limit the number of agencies that supply labour to only 25.

Earlier today, a source told FMT that MACC raided several firms owned by a businessman with a “Datuk Seri” title, who is involved in the recruitment of Bangladeshi migrant workers.

The source said the agency’s investigation would focus on corruption and abuse of power, and the two ministries involved in the recruitment of foreign workers.

On June 10, human resources minister M Saravanan maintained that the decision to appoint only 25 Bangladeshi agencies was final, despite protests from a group in Bangladesh.

The Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies had said limiting the recruitment of workers to just 25 out of the 1,300 agencies available was unfair and would lead to corrupt practices.

Meanwhile, Indonesian ambassador Hermono said his country would be monitoring the situation closely as Bestinet is also involved in bringing in Indonesian migrant workers to Malaysia.