Dhaka, June 14 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has thanked the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) for seizing assets allegedly linked to former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed.

The appreciation was conveyed during a visit to the United Kingdom, where the governor accompanied Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on an official trip.

A media statement from the Chief Advisor's Office on Friday confirmed the development.

Governor Mansur expressed hope that the "seizure", part of a broader UK effort to recover £250 million in illicit assets, would encourage other countries to take stronger measures in tracing and repatriating laundered funds.

A spokesperson for the NCA confirmed Al Jazeera on Thursday that the agency had se...