Allies of Siddiq insist she has no bank accounts outside the UK, and has not been contacted by the Bangladeshi authorities. The investigation in Bangladesh is based on a series of allegations made by Bobby Hajjaj, a senior political opponent of Hasina, who fled Bangladesh last August amid deadly protests against her government.

Bangladeshi authorities have requested information about UK City minister Tulip Siddiq’s bank accounts following allegations that members of her family embezzled funds from the South Asian country. The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Tuesday ordered banks in the country to provide transaction details for all accounts linked to the former ruling family,

Bangladesh’s anti-money laundering agency requested information on the domestic bank accounts of UK City Minister Tulip Siddiq, who’s also the niece of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a potential precursor to a broader financial investigation.