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Starmer declines to meet Bangladesh leader tracking down missing billions
- In June 2025, Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus traveled to the UK to seek assistance in reclaiming billions allegedly embezzled during the previous Awami League administration, but UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused to meet with him.
- Yunus said the misappropriated funds were stolen during 16 years of Awami League rule under Sheikh Hasina, and he had no direct conversation with Starmer despite expecting a meeting.
- Yunus claimed the UK was legally and morally obliged to help trace the hidden funds, some of which he stated were concealed in the UK and other countries like Canada and Singapore.
- Yunus described the funds as stolen and expressed his belief that Starmer would back Bangladesh's efforts to recover the money, despite official UK sources confirming that no meeting between them is scheduled.
- The visit sparked protests by British Bangladeshis outside Yunus's London hotel accusing his government of abuses, while Yunus planned further trips to build broader UK support for recovery efforts.
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Keir Starmer declines to meet Yunus as Bangladesh seeks UK help recovering billions in ‘stolen funds’
Yunus, a Nobel Prize-winning economist who assumed leadership after Hasina’s ousting last August, told that the UK bore a “moral” responsibility to help recover the misappropriated wealth—much of which, he said, had found its way to the UK.
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