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Labour MP Tulip Siddiq on Corruption Trial in Bangladesh

12/1/2025

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Labour MP Tulip Siddiq faces a corruption trial in Bangladesh over alleged influence to obtain land in Dhaka's diplomatic zone.
She is tried in absentia; a verdict is expected.
Siddiq says she is "collateral damage" in actions against Sheikh Hasina, ex-PM of Bangladesh, ousted last year and sentenced to death.
British lawyers have questioned the trial’s fairness, saying Siddiq lacks a proper defense and calling the proceedings artificial and unfair.

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Labour MP Tulip Siddiq faces a corruption trial in Bangladesh over alleged influence to obtain land in Dhaka's diplomatic zone.
She is tried in absentia; a verdict is expected.
Siddiq says she is "collateral damage" in actions against Sheikh Hasina, ex-PM of Bangladesh, ousted last year and sentenced to death.
British lawyers have questioned the trial’s fairness, saying Siddiq lacks a proper defense and calling the proceedings artificial and unfair.