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Ex-minister Tulip Siddiq assaults ‘focused and baseless marketing campaign’ in opposition to her by Bangladesh authorities

By Editorial Board Published March 19, 2025 5 Min Read
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Ex-minister Tulip Siddiq assaults ‘focused and baseless marketing campaign’ in opposition to her by Bangladesh authorities

Sir Keir Starmer’s former anti-corruption minister has accused the Bangladeshi authorities of a “targeted and baseless campaign” in opposition to her.

It’s Tulip Siddiq’s first important response to a collection of corruption allegations in Bangladesh, which noticed her resign from the federal government in January.

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She give up after the prime minister’s requirements adviser discovered her household’s hyperlinks with the ousted Bangladeshi regime uncovered the federal government to “reputational risks.”

A letter from Ms Siddiq’s attorneys to Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Fee (ACC) stated: “At no point have any allegations against Ms Siddiq been put to her fairly, properly and transparently, or indeed at all, by the ACC, or anyone else with proper authority on behalf of the Bangladesh government.”

Her attorneys stated the media has been “repeatedly used” to publish allegations “that have no truth”, setting out a number of examples which have led to an “ongoing targeted and baseless campaign”.

Ms Siddiq denies all wrongdoing, and says she has not been approached by the investigating authorities in Bangladesh.

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Tulip Siddiq has rejected the allegations in opposition to her. Pic: Reuters

‘Allegations haven’t any benefit’

The company involved, the Worldwide Anti-Corruption Co-ordination Centre (IACCC), is presently hosted by the Nationwide Crime Company (NCA) and principally funded by the UK authorities.

It goes on: “If it was, it would have been obvious to it that the allegations made against our client have no merit at all.”

What are a few of the claims?

Ms Siddiq is the niece of the ousted Bangladeshi chief Sheikh Hasina, and it is these familial hyperlinks that have been used as proof within the claims in opposition to her.

Among the many allegations disputed by Ms Siddiq are claims she illegally benefitted from a deal between Bangladesh and Russia for a nuclear energy station.

Ms Siddiq’s attorneys say that is “absurd and cannot be true”, because the claims revolve round a property given to the Labour MP by a detailed household pal 10 years earlier than the facility station deal.

The letter additionally rejects claims Ms Siddiq dedicated fraud in Bangladesh over the place she owned a house.

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Ms Siddiq’s staff has informed the ACC it should “immediately stop manufacturing false and vexatious allegations”, including the company’s strategies “are an unacceptable attempt to interfere in UK politics”.

The letter goes on to request any additional claims are put to them instantly, as an alternative of being publicised within the media.

In response, a defiant ACC stated Ms Siddiq “has benefitted from the systemic corruption” of her aunt’s previous get together.

It stated the MP has “spent most of her adult life residing in homes owned by cronies” of the get together, the Awami League, and been “benefitted by corrupt property deals that her mother undertook”.

It stated it could be in contact together with her workplace “in due course”.

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