Dhaka, March 24 -- British MPs suspect they were targeted by a "disinformation" campaign designed to undermine the efforts of the man leading investigations into alleged money laundering from Bangladesh to the UK.

They raised the alarm after receiving emails about Ahsan Mansur, who was installed as the central bank governor of Bangladesh last year, after a student-led revolution swept away the autocratic government of Sheikh Hasina, reports The Guardian.

Mansur has been in London seeking help from the government and private companies to track down billions of dollars in assets allegedly stolen by allies of the Hasina regime, some of which he believes may have been used to buy UK property.

His visit has already been overshadowed by an e...