Bangladesh court requests Interpol red notice for Labour MP Tulip Siddiq

"Bangladesh's anti-corruption commission has alleged Siddiq used her relationship with her aunt, the former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, to influence the allocation of a plot of state-owned land in Dhaka's Gulshan district to a private company. Siddiq has rejected the claim as baseless and politically motivated."

"Red notices are requests distributed to police forces worldwide, not international arrest warrants. They do not automatically require action and individual countries can decide whether to enforce them. The UK does not have an extradition treaty with Bangladesh, which would make any attempt to return Siddiq to face proceedings there complicated."

"Siddiq resigned as a Treasury minister last year, saying the controversy risked distracting from the UK Labour government's work, though she denied wrongdoing. Any Interpol request would be subject to review, and the absence of an extradition framework means there is no immediate pathway to enforcement."

A Bangladesh court has ordered officials to seek an Interpol red notice for British Labour MP Tulip Siddiq regarding corruption allegations connected to state land allocation in Dhaka's Gulshan district. The anti-corruption commission claims Siddiq leveraged her relationship with her aunt, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to influence the land transfer to a private company. Siddiq has rejected these allegations as baseless and politically motivated. She was previously convicted in absentia and sentenced to two years imprisonment, with additional sentences totaling six years across multiple cases. British lawyers have criticized the trial's due-process concerns. Red notices are international police requests that do not constitute arrest warrants and require individual country enforcement decisions. The UK lacks an extradition treaty with Bangladesh, complicating any enforcement efforts. Siddiq resigned as Treasury minister last year, citing distraction concerns while maintaining her innocence.

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