Bangladesh reaches out to U.K. for support recovering stolen money

Dhaka calls for financial sanctions on individuals who allegedly laundered billions

Bangladesh Bank Gov. Ahsan H. Mansur is seeking help from the U.K. to recover assets allegedly stolen from the South Asian nation that are now being kept in the U.K. (Nikkei montage)

DOULOT AKTER MALA

March 18, 2025 18:43 JST

DHAKA -- Bangladesh has established a road map to recover assets it says were stolen from the country -- estimated at between $75 billion and $100 billion -- during the government of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, aiming to claw back at least half of the assets in 11 priority cases involving Hasina, former ministers and nine business groups by the end of this year.