Tk 92 Lakh 'Fraudulence'
Pvt company office ransacked
Agitated employees ransacked and locked up the office of a Dhaka-based company in Barisal city Thursday evening, alleging that it has defrauded them of around Tk 92.16 lakh.
Famous Bangla Welfare Society, which used to operate partly as an MLM company, opened its branch at a rented building in Zia Sarak area last November.
It collected different sums of money from more than 100 employees as security deposit before their recruitment, offering salary ranging from Tk 7,200 to Tk 15,000.
The company, however, stopped paying after disbursing the first month's salary this January.
Against the backdrop, the agitated staff besieged the company office Thursday evening and demanded refund of their security money.
Though the officials escaped the wrath, the agitators looted stored products from the office.
Arif Hossain Apu, an assistant manager of Famous Bangla, told the correspondent over phone that the looted and damaged goods were worth Tk 10 lakh.
He reasoned that salaries became irregular due to temporary problem of sanctioning fund. The company will sue those who looted the office, he said.
Kotwali police brought the situation under control.
On April 12, Famous Bangla was forced to pay back Tk 6.34 lakh to its employees alongside handing over two motorcycles and a cheque for Tk 5 lakh.
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