Transparency International Bangladesh and Transparency International-US in a joint letter have asked the US government to freeze the money smuggled out from Bangladesh.
In the letter sent to the US secretary of state Antony Blinken and the US treasury secretary Janet Yellen, TIB and TI-US also asked the US government to send back the money to Bangladesh.
TIB in a press release on Tuesday said that the US should take immediate steps in this regard to make the money smugglers accountable and assist the interim government of Bangladesh to bring back smuggled out money.
On August 30, TIB and four UK based anti-graft bodies sent letters to the UK government asking it to freeze illegal assents owned by Bangladeshi citizens.
Besides, TIB has already made the same request to Switzerland, the European Union countries, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates.
