Several reports are emerging that an arrest warrant has been issued by Bangladeshi authorities for Tulip Siddiq, the Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate.
Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) believes that Tulip Siddiq received a 7,200 square feet plot in the Purbachal New Town Project in the capital Dhaka through “abuse of power and influence”.
It is also reported that authorities have issued warrants to arrest 53 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Sheikh Rehana, nieces Tulip Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq and nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq.
Tulip Siddiq has denied any wrongdoing.
In April of this year Ms Siddiq posted to X:
The Bangladesh authorities have been making false allegations about me to the media for months, but they have never contacted me directly. More than two weeks ago, my lawyers wrote to them telling them to stop briefing the media with baseless allegations and invited them to put any legitimate questions they have to me promptly. The deadline to respond has expired and the Bangladesh authorities have not replied.
Instead, they continue to smear me with false and vexatious claims in the media. I have provided detailed rebuttals of all the allegations they have made through the media, acting in good faith despite the lack of return courtesy. Their lack of response speaks volumes.
If the so-called Anti-Corruption Commission in Dhaka have any questions, they know how to contact me. Here in the U.K., we have due process, the rule of law and a tradition of fair play. I would happily respond to any legitimate questions, but I will not be drawn into dirty politics, nor allow their witch-hunt to undermine my work as a British citizen and proud member of the U.K. Parliament.
-- Tulip Siddiq, April 2, 2025
https://twitter.com/TulipSiddiq/status/1907456653789913526
