The Chief Adviser sought the UK's cooperation to bring back the laundered money

Interim government chief advisor Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus has sought the British government's help to bring back money smuggled from Bangladesh to the UK.

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cook paid a courtesy call on the Chief Adviser at Rashtriya Guest House Yamuna on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Dr. Yunus seeks the British government's help in bringing back the smuggled money.

After the meeting, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam informed the journalists in a briefing at the Foreign Service Academy.

Shafiqul Alam said, 'We know through various international organizations that a lot of money has been smuggled out of Bangladesh during the Sheikh Hasina government. A large number of people own homes in the UK. Dr. asked for the help of the British government on how to bring back this huge amount of smuggled money. Yunus.'

He said that the government wants to bring back the smuggled money and use it for the reconstruction of the country.

Apart from British High Commissioner Sarah Cook, Japanese Ambassador Iwama Kiminori paid a courtesy call on the Chief Adviser.

Before this Dr. Iwama Kiminori, Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh met with Yunus. At this time, he highlighted the issue of economic cooperation, peace and stability and increasing communication between the people of the two countries.

The chief adviser highlighted the country's fragile situation and sought financial assistance from Japan to build the country. In the press conference about the meeting, the press secretary of the chief adviser said that every incident of disappearance will be investigated. The government is thinking of making a commission in this regard. Bangladesh will sign the International Convention on Missing Persons before August 30.

Source: Bass.

Bangladesh /MP