Dhaka, June 14 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said the interim government had hired lawyers to try to recover any allegedly stolen funds from the UK, and the British government was "extremely supportive" of this effort.

"I have a lot of admiration for the promptness with which they're treating the whole subject," Prof Yunus told BBC in an interview during his recent visit to the United Kingdom, UNB reports.

The BBC report says it understands the International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre (IACCC) is exploring opportunities to assist Bangladesh's interim government and its law enforcement agencies in their efforts to investigate allegations of corruption under Hasina's rule.

Bangladesh authorities estimate that about $23...