, Feb. 5 -- Bangladesh has sought robust international cooperation to prevent illicit financial flows and ensure the return of looted assets, emphasising that these resources are crucial for national development and public welfare.

Delivering a statement at a special session on financial integrity of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at UN Headquarters in New York on Wednesday, Bangladesh's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury said the mass uprising of July 2024 had renewed public expectations for integrity, transparency, and accountability.

He noted that so-called "mega projects" often deliver very limited benefits to ordinary people while creating opportunities for corruption a...