Bangladesh’s Missing Billions: The Price of Power

Indus Daily Exclusive |Dhaka–London

$234 billion vanished.
15 years of silence shattered.
A nation betrayed, a youth awakened.

In a revelation that has rocked South Asia, a Financial Times investigation has exposed the alleged siphoning of $234 billion from Bangladesh during Sheikh Hasina’s premiership. The funds—equal to nearly the country’s entire GDP—were funneled through hundi networks, fake invoices, and offshore real estate, with London’s elite neighborhoods emerging as silent vaults of stolen dreams.

Student-led protests erupted in Dhaka, demanding justice and accountability. The movement, dubbed #ShadhinShobujRevolt, led to Hasina’s exile to India in 2024, marking a dramatic fall from power.

Tulip Siddiq, UK MP and Hasina’s niece, faces scrutiny over alleged ties to laundered assets. She denies all accusations.