Dhaka, June 10 -- As Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus begins his official visit to the United Kingdom, anti-corruption campaigners from both countries have urged the UK government to take stronger action in helping Bangladesh trace and recover assets allegedly stolen by the previous regime.

Transparency International Bangladesh, Transparency International UK and Spotlight on Corruption jointly called for the UK authorities to impose sanctions on individuals from the Bangladeshi elite suspected of serious corruption and to step up enforcement efforts to seize suspicious assets located in Britain, said a press release of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) issued on Tuesday.

Iftekhar Zaman, executive director of TIB ...