Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called on Canada to assist in recovering funds illicitly transferred from Bangladesh to North America.
Speaking during a meeting with Canadian High Commissioner Ajit Singh at the State Guest House Jamuna, Professor Yunus highlighted the extent of financial misappropriation under Sheikh Hasina's administration.
He alleged that oligarchs, political affiliates, and close associates of the former regime had siphoned "hundreds of billions of dollars" out of Bangladesh, with a portion being invested in assets located in Toronto's controversial "Begum Para" neighbourhood.
Urging prompt action, he stressed the importance of identifying, freezing, and reclaiming these misappropriated fun...