Siddiq hit with arrest warrant by Bangladesh court

Back to the curious case of Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, who has now had an arrest warrant issued against her in Bangladesh over alleged corruption charges. The warrant was issued by a judge in Dhaka on Sunday after the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) last week submitted a criminal charge sheet against the politician – who was until recently, um, Labour’s anti-corruption minister. The jokes write themselves…

In one of at least three investigations against the Hampstead and Highgate MP, Bangladesh’s ACC has accused Siddiq of putting pressure on her aunt Sheikh Hasina – the country’s recently-deposed prime minister – to give plots of land in a Dhaka residential development to three of the parliamentarian’s family members. Hasina allocated land to Siddiq’s mother, brother and sister, all of whom are British citizens living in London. The Labour politician has been given until 27 April to appear before the court and seek bail, while non-attendance may prompt the Bangladeshi authorities to seek her extradition from Britain.