Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for ex-Labour MP Siddiq

Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has issued an arrest warrant for former Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, accusing her of illegally receiving a plot of land in Dhaka and pressuring her aunt, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to allocate land to her family. Siddiq, who resigned as City minister earlier this year amid scrutiny over her family ties, denies the allegations, labeling them as a 'targeted and baseless' campaign by Bangladeshi authorities. The ACC's charge sheet claims that Siddiq used her influence to secure three plots for her mother and siblings in the exclusive Purbachal New Town Project. The arrest warrant could make Siddiq a fugitive in a foreign criminal investigation and potentially lead to her extradition. She and her family have denied the charges, which also implicate other relatives in corruption tied to the land deals. This situation has intensified scrutiny around Siddiq's connections to the political landscape in Bangladesh.