74 properties in Poplar and Limehouse areas of East London inhabited by Bangladeshis in the property empire built in Britain by Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, former minister of the Sheikh Hasina government. Local Bangladehi origin MP Apsana Begum of this seat wrote a letter to Britain's National Crime Agency on Tuesday (September 24). In his letter, she wants to know what steps the National Crime Agency is taking regarding the wealth acquired through corruption after Al Jazeera's report. 

Zulkarnain Saer Khan is a U.K.-based well known Bangladeshi journalist and a member of Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit lead in this investigative report.

Commenting on this matter, a prominent college teacher in London of Bangladeshi origin, Mr Mostafa Khan, told the Daily Dazzling Dawn on Tuesday night, Many people from the Bangladeshi community in Tower Hamlets are homeless, have health priorities, and are on the council waiting list for years.They should be all sold and money returned to Bangladesh.

Authorities in Bangladesh are currently looking into Chowdhury, the former Land Minister, in relation to allegations of money laundering.Al Jazeera’s investigation revealed an offshore portfolio held by Chowdhury which was made up of hundreds of properties globally with an estimated worth of $675 million. According to the article, he possesses 360 properties in the UK, valued at $252 million. It is also said that he owns homes in Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, and the United States.