1 day ago · Eight months in exile, Hasina, the seasoned politician and the chief of the Awami League, is far from retreating. Sheikh Hasina has swiftly pivoted to regroup her party’s core network, adopting unconventional strategies to sustain her grip on her colleagues, cadres and ensure her political survival.

Jan 15, 2025 · 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.

Sheikh Hasina's government has been accused of corruption and money laundering, especially in relation to large infrastructure projects such as the Padma Bridge and Dhaka Metro Rail. ... a British Labour Party politician and elected Member of Parliament and City Minister. [261] During her political career, Sheikh Hasina has survived a total of ...

Jan 21, 2025 · These were critics of Sheikh Hasina, the country's prime minister of more than 20 years, in two terms, until she was deposed last August. ... Labour Party; Sheikh Hasina; Tulip Siddiq; More on ...

Dec 20, 2024 · Tulip Siddiq, 42, a Labour minister, is accused of assisting Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s recently ousted prime minister, in diverting £5.2 billion reserved for eight major infrastructure projects, including a nuclear power facility.

Dec 21, 2024 · Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party ruled the South Asian country with an iron grip for nearly 16 years, during which they were alleged to have authorised extrajudicial killings and...

Dec 19, 2024 · The UK’s ruling Labour Party thinks allegations against Tulip Siddiq, Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate, accusing her of assisting her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, the recently ousted Bangladeshi prime minister, in embezzling funds as “spurious”.

Jan 14, 2025 · London: The niece of Bangladesh’s deposed former leader Sheikh Hasina, Labour Party MP Tulip Siddiq, on Tuesday resigned as Treasury minister to prevent her family connections becoming a “distraction” for the work of the British government.

Siddiq joined the Labour Party at the age of 16, later giving the NHS and the care her disabled father as the main reason. She named former cabinet minister Barbara Castle as her political...

Aug 6, 2024 · The Labour MP, who is already under investigation for failing to register rental income from a property in London, is under increased pressure because of her family connection to now-ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina.