Tulip Siddiq: Bangladesh files criminal case against City minister Politics Bangladeshi authorities have filed a criminal case against under fire City minister Tulip Siddiq, alleging that she has misused her position as a member of parliament to gain undue influence. She is also accused, along with her aunt the deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister, of having illegally obtained desirable plots of land. The revelation is the [...]
City Minister Tulip Siddiq named in Bangladeshi corruption probe Politics The City minister has been named in an investigation into whether her Bangladeshi family embezzled nearly £4bn from energy and major infrastructure deals. Tulip Siddiq, whose ministerial remit includes tackling corruption in financial markets, is accused of having helped broker a deal with Russia for a nuclear power power plant in Bangladesh 11 years ago [...]