Dhaka, April 1 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday told Parliament that the current government will take effective steps to recover money siphoned off from Bangladesh and spend the recovered funds for the welfare of the people and the country.

"You can be assured that this government will take the way and the step whichever is effective to bring back the public money, Inshallah," he said, while replying to a supplementary question from treasury bench lawmaker Md Abul Kalam (Cumilla-9) during the question-and-answer session.

The prime minister said the laundered money is the assets of the people. This government, elected by the people, has a responsibility towards them and the country, he said.

"So, it is only natural that rec...