Industries adviser Adilur Rahman Khan on Monday sought cooperation from the United Kingdom to bring back money laundered from Bangladesh during the previous government.
鈥楾he UK is a trusted development partner of Bangladesh for a long time. The two countries have excellent bilateral relations in terms of trade and investment. It is possible to take this bilateral relationship to a higher level by working together,鈥� he added.
The adviser made the comments during a meeting with deputy high commissioner and development director at the British high commission in Dhaka James Goldman at the industries ministry, said a press release.
During the meeting, they discussed various issues, including trade and investment.聽
James Goldman expressed his country鈥檚 support for the interim government and said that Bangladesh and the United Kingdom were working together and the two countries wanted to work more closely by forming specialised teams.
He also expressed his determination to cooperate with the legal process for recovering the money laundered from Bangladesh.
Among others, senior secretary of the ministry Zakia Sultana also spoke on the occasion.
