There are many illegal Indian migrant workers currently working in Bangladesh as the Indian workers are cheaply available, so many Bangladeshi companies are willing to use these Indians for work, like washing, lower standard works, etc. Most of these Indian immigrant workers are from West Bengal, Bihar and Assam. Citing the results of a survey, a column in The Financial Express claims that as many as 500,000 Indians were staying in Bangladesh in 2009. The article claims that they were found working in different establishments such as NGOs, garments, textile, IT and sent money back home through hundi transfer systems.