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Authorities in Bangladesh have issued a warrant for the arrest of Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, in keeping with a report. The nation’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sought an arrest warrant for Ms Siddiq over allegations she illegally obtained a 7,200 sq. ft plot of land within the nation’s capital, Dhaka.

The allegation is reportedly separate from an investigation into Ms Siddiq’s aunt, the previous Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina, The Sunday Telegraph reviews. That probe is over a nuclear energy plant deal wherein the Labour MP has additionally been named. Ms Siddiq resigned from her put up as City minister earlier this yr after an investigation by the Prime Minister’s ethics adviser into her hyperlinks to her aunt’s regime, which was overthrown final yr. Sir Laurie Magnus concluded Ms Siddiq had not breached the Ministerial Code, however he suggested Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to rethink her obligations.

He stated that because of the nature of Ms Siddiq’s ministerial obligations at the moment, it was “regrettable” she wasn’t extra alert to the “potential reputational risks” to herself and the Government arising from her household’s hyperlinks with Bangladesh.

Ms Siddiq, who’s the MP for Hampstead, was accountable for selling Britain’s monetary providers sector and stamping out any corrupt practices.

The Labour MP stated in January that she selected to resign, including she had develop into “a distraction” from the Government’s agenda.

She has denied the costs levelled in opposition to her and accuses the Bangladeshi authorities of pursuing a “targeted and baseless” marketing campaign in opposition to her.

Earlier this month, Ms Siddiq accused the Bangladeshi authorities of constructing false allegations about her to the media for months, however that that they had by no means contacted her straight.

On the most recent allegation, Ms Siddiq’s authorized consultant stated: “The ACC has made various allegations against Ms Siddiq through the media in the last few months. The allegations are completely false and have been dealt with in writing by Ms Siddiq’s lawyers.

“The ACC has not responded to Ms Siddiq or put any allegations to her straight or by her attorneys. Ms Siddiq is aware of nothing a few listening to in Dhaka referring to her and he or she has no information of any arrest warrant that’s stated to have been issued.

“To be clear, there is no basis at all for any charges to be made against her, and there is absolutely no truth in any allegation that she received a plot of land in Dhaka through illegal means.

“She has by no means had a plot of land in Bangladesh and he or she has by no means influenced any allocation of plots of land to her members of the family or anybody else. No proof has been supplied by the ACC to help this or some other allegation made in opposition to Ms Siddiq, and it’s clear to us that the costs are politically motivated.”

The ACC has been approached for remark concerning the arrest warrant.