Overview

• A Bangladeshi court has issued an arrest warrant for Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, alleging she illegally received a 7,200 square foot plot of land in Dhaka through abuse of political power.
• The charges are part of broader corruption inquiries involving Siddiq's aunt, former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and other family members.
• Siddiq denies the allegations, claiming they are baseless, politically motivated, and that she has never owned land in Bangladesh.
• The absence of an extradition treaty between the UK and Bangladesh raises questions about the enforceability of the arrest warrant.
• Siddiq resigned from her UK Treasury role in January 2025 following scrutiny of her familial ties to Hasina's regime, though an ethics probe found no breach of the Ministerial Code.