Bangladesh has requested Tulip Siddiq’s bank account details as part of a corruption probe.

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Bangladeshi authorities have demanded information about the bank accounts of British Homeland Minister Tulip Siddiq following allegations that her family members embezzled money from the South Asian country.

Bangladesh’s Financial Intelligence Unit on Tuesday ordered banks in the country to provide transaction details for all accounts linked to the former ruling family, people familiar with the matter said.

The directives sent to the banks came after Siddiq’s aunt, Sheikh Hasina, was ousted as prime minister of Bangladesh last year following student-led protests.

It is remembered that the minister accused the family of Sheikh Hasina’s political rivals, including Siddiq, of being cut out of the Russian-backed nuclear power project in an investigation conducted by the Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission last month.

Tuesday’s move shows the pressure on the ousted leader and her family. Apart from Sheikh Hasina and Siddique, the order included five other family members, including Siddiq’s mother Sheikh Rehana and Hasina’s US-based son Sajib Wazed, whose names were also listed in the ACC investigation.

Sheikh Rehana and Wazed could not immediately be reached for comment.

After taking power in August, Bangladesh’s interim government led by Mohammad Yunus installed former IMF official Ahsan Mansour as head of the country’s central bank and began siphoning off billions of dollars that the country’s new leaders say have flowed out of the banking system and into overseas markets. .

Mansur in an interview in October For FT The Sheikh Hasina-led political party announced that Tk2tn ($16.7 billion) had been withdrawn from the country after people linked to the Awami League took control of leading banks by force using methods such as fake loans and inflated income receipts.

Siddique’s partner said she only maintained a UK bank account and had no overseas accounts.

“No evidence has been provided for these allegations. Tulip has not contacted anyone on the matter and completely denies the claims,” Siddique’s spokesperson said of the allegations regarding the Russian-backed nuclear power plant.

The FT reported on Friday that Siddique became the owner of a two-bedroom house near King’s Cross in 2004 without payment. He had talent. A developer with links to top people in the Awami League.

Siddiq, who was the minister in Sir Keir Starmer’s Labor government to fight corruption in the UK, lived in several properties linked to her aunt and the Awami League.

Monday Siddiq She mentioned herself. She is an adviser to UK government ministerial standards on her property holdings and says she has done nothing wrong.

In a letter to Sir Laurie Magnus, she wrote: “In recent weeks I have been in the media reporting about financial matters and my family’s relationship with the former Bangladesh government.

“For the avoidance of doubt,” she added. “I would like you to independently verify the facts about these matters. I will certainly provide you with all the information you need to do so.”