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Arrest warrant issued for Labour MP in Bangladesh
The Independent
|April 14, 2025
An arrest warrant for the Labour MP Tulip Siddiq has been issued in Bangladesh in connection with new corruption allegations.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Bangladesh issued the arrest warrant yesterday over allegations Ms Siddiq illegally received a 7,200 square feet plot of land in the country’s capital, Dhaka.
Ms Siddiq, a former City minister, is among dozens of people named by a judge, including her mother Sheikh Rehana, her aunt and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, the Financial Times reported.
Ms Siddiq had been summoned to appear for a hearing yesterday, following an earlier notice issued on 10 April. After she failed to attend, the court issued arrest warrants. There is no formal extradition treaty between the UK and Bangladesh.
The allegation is said to be separate from an investigation into Ms Siddiq’s aunt, the former PM, regarding a nuclear power plant deal in which the former City minister has also been named.
This story is from the April 14, 2025 edition of The Independent.
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