News Muncher - category tulip siddiq

1 month, 1 week ago

Britain's FBI begins probe into disgraced ex-City minister Tulip Siddiq at centre of corruption row

Britain's FBI is probing disgraced ex-City minister Tulip Siddiq after travelling to Dhaka for a secret summit with Bangladeshi anti-corruption investigators, the Mail on Sunday can reveal. Detectives from the National Crime Agency were told at last month's meeting that Bangladeshi authorities have amassed new evidence against the Labour MP as they investigate her over a controversial nuclear power plant …

Bangladesh British Bangladeshi Hasina Britain Siddiq Tulip Siddiq

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Calls for Tulip Siddiq to be extradited to Bangladesh after major corruption probe as opposition leaders says former Labour MP should 'come and face law enforcement'

Daily Mail

A Bangladeshi politician has called for ex-Labour MP Tulip Siddiq to be extradited to the country as she is investigated over corruption claims. The former anti-corruption minister stood down from her role last week after the Mail revealed she was facing a major corruption probe in Bangladesh. Ms Siddiq is currently under investigation over her links to her aunt Sheikh …

Government Law Enforcement Corruption Labour Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Minister

Why Tulip Siddiq, Sheikh Hasina’s niece, has quit as UK minister

Firstpost

Tulip Siddiq has resigned as the UK’s treasury minister after being under the scanner for her close ties to ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Labour MP has been accused of corruption in the South Asian nation and benefitting from London properties linked to her aunt’s allies Tulip Siddiq is said to be close to her aunt, the ousted …

London Russia Labour Bangladesh British Sheikh Hasina Hasina

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who is Tulip Siddiq and why has she resigned as UK minister?

Al Jazeera

The MP resigned on Tuesday over media reporting about link to her aunt, the former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who is subject of a corruption probe. Still, he had “found no suggestion of any unusual financial arrangements relating to Ms Siddiq’s ownership or occupation of the properties in question involving the Awami League or the state of Bangladesh”. In …

Family Prime Bangladesh Bangladeshi Hasina Minister Dhaka

Tulip Siddiq resigns as government minister amid Bangladesh corruption probes

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tulip Siddiq has resigned as the anti-corruption minister after she was …

Corruption Prime Bangladesh Treasury Minister Keir Starmer Keir

1 month, 3 weeks ago

UK anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq quits amid Bangladesh probe, Emma Reynolds named successor

Firstpost

UK’s anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq resigned on Tuesday following weeks of scrutiny regarding her financial connections to her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted as prime minister of Bangladesh last year. Starmer, meanwhile, swiftly appointed Emma Reynolds, who was a pensions minister, to Siddiq’s role. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, meanwhile, swiftly appointed Emma Reynolds, who was a pensions minister, to …

Financial Hasina Prime Minister Starmer Tulip Siddiq Minister Tulip Emma Reynolds

1 month, 3 weeks ago

U.K. Minister Tulip Siddiq resigns over financial ties with aunt Sheikh Hasina

The Hindu

The British Minister responsible for financial services and fighting corruption resigned on Tuesday after weeks of questions over her financial ties to her aunt Sheikh Hasina, ousted last year as prime minister of Bangladesh. The anti-corruption commission alleged financial irregularities worth billions of dollars in the awarding of a $12.65 billion nuclear power contract, saying Ms. Hasina and Ms. Siddiq …

London Financial Bangladesh Hasina Minister Starmer Tulip Siddiq

2 months ago

Tulip Siddiq faces new corruption probe in Bangladesh

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq has reportedly been named in a second …

Corruption Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Minister Westminster Email View Siddiq

2 months ago

UK anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq resigns amid links to ousted Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina

India TV News

Britain's anti-corruption minister, Tulip Siddiq, resigned on Tuesday, facing mounting pressure over a relationship with her cousin, Bangladesh's ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issue. Controversy about family ties Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s longest-serving Prime Minister, was ousted in August 2024 after a civil uprising that left hundreds dead. The government’s independent ethics adviser, Laurie Magnus, confirmed that Siddiq had no …

Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Hasina Minister Siddique Siddiq Tulip Siddiq

2 months ago

UK minister Tulip Siddiq resigns after being named in Bangladesh probe

Al Jazeera

Anticorruption minister Tulip Siddiq quits amid questions over ties to the country’s toppled leader, her aunt Sheikh Hasina. The British minister responsible for financial services and fighting corruption has resigned after weeks of questions over her financial ties to her aunt Sheikh Hasina, the toppled prime minister of Bangladesh. Tulip Siddiq, 42, had repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, and Prime Minister …

Financial Hasina Prime Minister Starmer Siddiq Tulip Siddiq Minister Tulip

2 months ago

Labour's TWO lame ducks: Turmoil at the Treasury as Keir Starmer scrambles to shore up his flailing Chancellor Rachel Reeves amid bond market mayhem - while Tulip Siddiq is mired in Bangladeshi corrup

Daily Mail

Keir Starmer was struggling to contain turmoil in the Treasury last night as pressure mounted on Rachel Reeves and her deputy Tulip Siddiq. Sir Keir said that, despite stuttering growth, surging government borrowing costs and a growing business backlash, Ms Reeves was doing a ‘fantastic job’ running the economy. The Prime Minister through a protective arm around Chancellor Rachel Reeves, …

Business Labour Budget Confidence Treasury Minister Reeves

2 months ago

Starmer ‘will listen’ to Tulip Siddiq inquiry findings, minister says

Hindustan Times

The Prime Minister will act on the findings of an independent investigation into Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq, a Cabinet minister has said. Science Secretary Peter Kyle said Ms Siddiq has “done exactly the right thing” in referring herself to the Parliamentary watchdog over allegations about properties linked to her aunt’s political movement in Bangladesh. Following reports that she lived in …

Prime Investigation Bangladesh Minister Keir Kyle Sir Laurie

2 months ago

Muhammad Yunus asks U.K. to investigate ‘graft scandal’ of British Minister Tulip Siddiq, Sheikh Hasina’s niece

The Hindu

“Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has called for an investigation into the properties of British Minister Tulip Siddiq and her family, indicating that they may have acquired them through unlawful means during her aunt Sheikh Hasina’s tenure as Bangladesh premier,” reports said on Sunday In an interview with the Times newspaper, Mr. Yunus condemned the use of properties gifted to Ms. …

Properties Bangladesh British Hasina Her Family Yunus Siddiq

2 months ago

Tulip Siddiq: Bangladesh leader calls on UK minister to apologise amid corruption probe

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sir Keir Starmer faced fresh calls from the Tories on Saturday to sack Ms Siddiq …

London Corruption Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Minister Leader Keir Starmer

2 months ago

Now Britain's FBI is urged to probe wealth of anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq at the centre of bribery case

Daily Mail

Scotland Yard was last night under pressure to investigate the source of funding for London properties used by Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq, amid claims her family had embezzled infrastructure funding in Bangladesh. Susan Hall, a former Tory mayoral candidate who scrutinises Scotland Yard, has written to the head of the National Crime Agency calling for Ms Siddiq to be issued …

London Bangladesh Minister Her Aunt Scotland Yard Nca Siddiq

2 months ago

Tulip Siddiq: Starmer backs minister caught up in corruption probe as standards watchdog investigates

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The prime minister has “full confidence” in Tulip Siddiq, who on Monday referred herself to …

London Corruption Bangladesh Minister Sir Keir Westminster Email View

2 months, 1 week ago

Tullip Siddiq: Minister refers herself to ethics watchdog over links to deposed Bangladeshi PM

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Tulip Siddiq is alleged to have been involved in brokering a …

London Bangladesh Bangladeshi Hasina Minister Sir Keir Westminster Email

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rooppur nuclear power project is for well-being of people of Bangladesh: Rosatom

The Hindu

Russian nuclear major Rosatom on Tuesday said the Bangladesh anti-graft commission’s remarks are “an attempt to discredit” the Rooppur nuclear power project. The statement from Rosatom came a day after the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh came out with a statement alleging that deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members including her niece the UK MP Tulip Siddiq laundered …

Bangladesh Rosatom Tulip Siddiq Rooppur Project

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh initiates investigation into Russia-backed Rooppur nuclear project

The Hindu

An anti-corruption outfit in Bangladesh has initiated investigation into the $12.65 billion Rooppur nuclear powerplant that is being constructed with Russian assistance. “The report implicates ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy and niece Tulip Siddiq – who have embezzled $5 billion from overpriced $12.65 billion Rooppur nuclear power plant through various offshore bank accounts …

India Russia Nuclear Bangladesh Power Project Sheikh Hasina

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Now Labour minister Tulip Siddiq faces questions over $1bn Russian arms deal her aunt penned on family visit to the Kremlin

Daily Mail

Labour minister Tulip Siddiq was facing fresh questions last night after it emerged her aunt penned a $1billion Russian arms deal on their family visit to the Kremlin. But as well as signing the agreement for the nuclear power plant, Ms Siddiq’s aunt also penned a deal for a $1billion loan to Bangladesh to buy Russian weapons and military equipment. …

Labour Bangladesh Treasury Hasina Minister Putin Russian

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Corruption claim tests Keir Starmer's judgment

Daily Mail

A key role of the City Minister is to fight corruption in Britain’s financial sector. Tulip Siddiq is being probed over a claim she and her family siphoned off £4 billion intended for a Kremlin-funded nuclear power plant in her native Bangladesh. Labour would shriek for resignations, the BBC would frenziedly live blog, and Emily Maitlis and the Lefty commentariat …

Bangladesh Minister Keir Starmer Keir Daily Mail Siddiq Tulip Siddiq

Parliament's standards commissioner is urged to probe Keir Starmer's corruption minister Tulip Siddiq - over claims she and her family took £4 billion in bribes for Putin-funded nuclear power plant

Daily Mail

Parliament's standards commissioner was last night urged to probe Tulip Siddiq after the Treasury minister was named in an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh. ‘Without proper clarification and transparency from Ms Siddiq, I feel that she risks bringing her position, and the wider House, into significant disrepute.’ Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission has launched the probe into Ms Siddiq over the alleged embezzlement …

Labour Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Putin Parliament Her Family Vladimir Putin

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Labour minister Tulip Siddiq caught up in Bangladesh corruption probe

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. City minister Tulip Siddiq, has been accused of helping Sheikh Hasina, the recently ousted prime …

Corruption Labour Bangladesh Minister Probe Westminster Email View

Keir Starmer backs anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq amid probe into her family over claims they took £4 billion in bribes for Putin-funded nuclear power plant in Bangladesh

Daily Mail

Sir Keir Starmer has backed his most senior anti-corruption minister, after it was revealed she is being investigated over claims she and members of her family took bribes of up to £4 billion. City minister Tulip Siddiq – who is responsible for stamping out corruption in Britain's financial sector – is being investigated for the alleged embezzlement linked to a …

Family Labour Nuclear Bangladesh Power Treasury Sheikh Hasina

Filters

Articles for Tulip Siddiq

Britain's FBI begins probe into disgraced ex-City minister Tulip Siddiq at centre of corruption row

Calls for Tulip Siddiq to be extradited to Bangladesh after major corruption probe as opposition leaders says former Labour MP should 'come and face law enforcement'

Why Tulip Siddiq, Sheikh Hasina’s niece, has quit as UK minister

Who is Tulip Siddiq and why has she resigned as UK minister?

Tulip Siddiq resigns as government minister amid Bangladesh corruption probes

UK anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq quits amid Bangladesh probe, Emma Reynolds named successor

U.K. Minister Tulip Siddiq resigns over financial ties with aunt Sheikh Hasina

Tulip Siddiq faces new corruption probe in Bangladesh

UK anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq resigns amid links to ousted Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina

UK minister Tulip Siddiq resigns after being named in Bangladesh probe

Labour's TWO lame ducks: Turmoil at the Treasury as Keir Starmer scrambles to shore up his flailing Chancellor Rachel Reeves amid bond market mayhem - while Tulip Siddiq is mired in Bangladeshi corrup

Starmer ‘will listen’ to Tulip Siddiq inquiry findings, minister says

Muhammad Yunus asks U.K. to investigate ‘graft scandal’ of British Minister Tulip Siddiq, Sheikh Hasina’s niece

Tulip Siddiq: Bangladesh leader calls on UK minister to apologise amid corruption probe

Now Britain's FBI is urged to probe wealth of anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq at the centre of bribery case

Tulip Siddiq: Starmer backs minister caught up in corruption probe as standards watchdog investigates

Tullip Siddiq: Minister refers herself to ethics watchdog over links to deposed Bangladeshi PM

Rooppur nuclear power project is for well-being of people of Bangladesh: Rosatom

Bangladesh initiates investigation into Russia-backed Rooppur nuclear project

Now Labour minister Tulip Siddiq faces questions over $1bn Russian arms deal her aunt penned on family visit to the Kremlin

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Corruption claim tests Keir Starmer's judgment

Parliament's standards commissioner is urged to probe Keir Starmer's corruption minister Tulip Siddiq - over claims she and her family took £4 billion in bribes for Putin-funded nuclear power plant

Labour minister Tulip Siddiq caught up in Bangladesh corruption probe

Keir Starmer backs anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq amid probe into her family over claims they took £4 billion in bribes for Putin-funded nuclear power plant in Bangladesh