Bangladesh’s anti-money laundering company has requested the rustic’s banks for main points of accounts and transactions related to Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq.
The Bangladesh Monetary Intelligence Unit (BFIU) may be in quest of main points associated with Siddiq’s sister, brother, mom in addition to her aunt Sheikh Hasina, the rustic’s former high minister.
It comes after Siddiq used to be named final month in an investigation into claims Sheikh Hasina and her circle of relatives embezzled as much as £3.9bn from infrastructure spending in Bangladesh.
A spokesperson for Tulip Siddiq mentioned: “No proof has been offered for those allegations. Tulip has now not been contacted through somebody at the topic and completely refutes the claims.”
Allies of Siddiq insist she has no financial institution accounts outdoor the United Kingdom, and has now not been contacted through the Bangladeshi government.
The investigation in Bangladesh is in keeping with a chain of allegations made through Bobby Hajjaj, a senior political opponent of Hasina, who fled Bangladesh final August amid fatal protests towards her executive.
A supply just about Siddiq has prior to now described the allegations as “trumped up” and designed to wreck her aunt.
A senior professional on the BFIU informed the BBC: “BFIU has issued directives to all banks and monetary establishments of Bangladesh to ship the guidelines and transaction main points of Sheikh Hasina, Sheikh Rehana, Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Pleasure, Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed Putul, Rehana’s daughters Tulip Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq and Rehana’s son Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby and their trade enterprises.”
On Monday, Siddiq referred herself to the high minister’s requirements adviser after controversy over her hyperlinks to her aunt’s political motion.
Siddiq had confronted rising requires an investigation after stories in contemporary days she had lived in London houses related to allies of her aunt.
In her letter to Sir Laurie Magnus, who polices requirements amongst executive ministers, she mentioned: “I’m transparent that I’ve completed not anything fallacious.”
Downing Boulevard showed Sir Laurie would now behavior a “fact-finding” workout to resolve if “additional motion” used to be wanted, together with an extra investigation.
A spokesman for PM Sir Keir Starmer mentioned the consequences could be made public, however didn’t specify a timescale for the method to conclude.
Sir Keir has mentioned he has self belief in Siddiq, who as Financial Secretary to the Treasury is accountable for tackling financial crime, cash laundering and illicit finance.
