Tulip Siddiq attacks anti India Yunus, what’s her connection with former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, she is based in…

Bangladesh’s interim government chief and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been accused of interfering in British politics and damaging personal reputation. This allegation has been made by Tulip Siddiq, a British Labour Party MP and niece (sister’s daughter) of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Tulip has accused Muhammad Yunus and Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of running a well-planned smear campaign against her motivated by “political vendetta”.

Who is Tulip Siddiq?

Tulip Siddiq is the niece of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Tulip’s mother, Sheikh Rehana, is Sheikh Hasina’s younger sister. Thus, Tulip and Sheikh Hasina have a mother-daughter and sisterly family relationship. Tulip Siddiq, who lives in London, resigned as Britain’s finance minister earlier this year after corruption allegations against her family. She represents the ruling Labour Party from the Hampstead and Highgate constituency of the British capital. Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation against Siddiq in connection with the previous government led by Sheikh Hasina. Hasina’s government was ousted last year following massive protests led by students.

“It is time for the Chief Adviser (Yunus) and the ACC to stop their completely false and unlawful campaign to malign Siddiq’s reputation and interfere with his public service,” said the letter sent by Siddiq’s lawyers to Yunus. According to Sky News, Siddiq’s legal team claims the interim leader has been unfairly biased in the investigation against him. Siddiq had requested a meeting with Yunus during his visit to the UK earlier this month, which the Chief Adviser rejected.

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