Bangladesh has strengthened joint efforts with the UK authorities to bring back its stolen money, said Chief Adviser`s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam.

Recovering stolen money is a very hard task and time consuming, and that is why the interim government has expedited efforts to bring back the stolen money, said Alam at a press briefing in London on Wednesday (local time).

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Dr Mohammad Abdul Momen and Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur are accompanying Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus during his London tour, he added.

"The ACC chief and the central bank governor jointly held a meeting with the national crimes agency of the UK regarding the asset recovery."

The press secretary said they are also holding meetings to learn how different countries recovered their stolen assets.