UK PM Keir Starmer refuses to meet Yunus as Bangladesh hunts for billions in 'stolen' funds: Report

In January, Tulip Siddiq, British Bangladeshi politician, resigned as anti-corruption minister amid allegations of receiving property and other support from people linked to Hasina's Awami League.

Siddiq, who is Sheikh Hasina’s niece, denied any wrongdoing and remains an MP.

She also wrote to Yunus seeking a meeting to address what she called a “misunderstanding” spread by Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission. Yunus declined the request.

The Yunus government has estimated that funds worth nearly $234 billion were misappropriated during Hasina's rule with UK being the top destination for the "stolen" money, the report said.

Yunus urged the support of the UK government and the "people of Great Britain" to help track down the money, saying that his trip to the country was just the beginning.

Yunus, a Nobel laureate, is heading the interim government in Bangladesh since the deposition of Hasina in August last year. Hasina is currently in New Delhi.

Meanwhile, Yunus faced massive demonstration outside his hotel from Bangladeshi-origin protesters when he arrived in London earlier this week.

Several British Bangladeshis who are part of the the UK branch of the Awami League gathered outside the Dorchester Hotel in Mayfair and changed slogans against Yunus, telling him to “go back.”