{
  "id": 18061987,
  "title": "Four Bangladeshis charged with conspiring to commit online fraud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/four-bangladeshis-charged-with-conspiring-to-commit-online-fraud",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T03:21:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/11/1570379/four-bangladeshis-charged-conspiring-commit-online-fraud"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Four Bangladeshi men - Rajibul Islam, 32; Muhammad Tawheed, 26; Forkan Ali, 23; and Mohamad Jahir Uddin, 20 - were charged in a Malaysian court today with conspiring to commit online fraud. The magistrate's court in Sungai Petani heard the allegations against the accused, who reportedly claimed they did not understand Malay when the charges were read out. The four men allegedly conspired to carry out the fraud at a property on Jalan Pahlawan, Taman Lagenda Indah, on October 21 at 9.30pm. The charges are under Section 417 of the Penal Code, which can result in a maximum of five years in jail, a fine, or both. The prosecution, Deputy Public Prosecutor Nur Hazwani Mohd Noor, represented the accused, who were unrepresented themselves. Bail was set at RM8,000 each, with two local sureties, and the men were ordered to surrender their passports. The case has been scheduled to be heard again on January 10, 2027, to enable an interpreter to be appointed.",
  "summary": "SUNGAI PETANI: Four Bangladeshi men were charged in the magistrate's court here today with conspiring to carry out online fraud last month.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}