Dhaka, June 12 -- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has declined a request by Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor to Bangladesh's interim government, to discuss the recovery of billions of dollars laundered by the deposed Awami League regime, according to the Financial Times (FT).

Yunus told the FT that the UK should feel "legally and. morally" obligated to help track down funds "stolen" under the Sheikh Hasina-led regime.

He added that Starmer had not agreed to meet him.

"I have no direct conversation with him," the chief advisor said. He said he had "no doubt" Starmer would support Bangladesh's efforts.

"This is stolen money," he said.

UK government officials confirmed to the FT that Starmer had no plan to meet Yunus at present and declined...