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Sheikh Hasina’s niece Tulip Siddiqui resigned from post minister in Britain decision taken after corruption allegations ntc

British minister Tulip Siddiqui, who is responsible for financial services and anti-corruption matters in Britain, has resigned from her post, taking this decision over her financial ties with her aunt Sheikh Hasina, who was removed from the post of Prime Minister of Bangladesh last year. Taken after questions.

Tulip Siddiqui (42) has denied any wrongdoing. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer had also expressed his full confidence in him last week. However, the resignation of a minister for the second time in two months is a big blow for Starmer. Starmer’s popularity has declined since his Labor Party’s victory in the general elections in Britain in July last year.

facing allegations of corruption

After the elections in Britain, Tulip Siddiqui was given the portfolio of financial services policy. This also included the responsibility of measures against money laundering. In her resignation letter to Starmer, Tulip Siddiqui said that her post could be a distraction to the functioning of the government. He wrote on social media platform

At the same time, the government’s ethics adviser said that Tulip should have been more alert to the potential risks of her family’s ties to Bangladesh. On the other hand, Starmer has appointed Emma Reynolds in place of Tulip, till now Emma was holding the responsibility of Pension Minister in the government.

Tulip’s name came out in the investigation

Sheikh Hasina has been in power in Bangladesh since 2009, but she is currently facing investigation on corruption and money laundering charges. However, Sheikh Hasina and her party have denied any wrongdoing. Tulip Siddiq’s name came up in December in a Bangladesh investigation into whether her family was involved in embezzling funds from Bangladeshi infrastructure projects. The anti-corruption commission alleged billions of dollars of financial irregularities in the allocation of a US$12.65 billion nuclear power contract, saying Sheikh Hasina and Tulip Siddiq may have benefited from it.

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