By Micah Jonah, February 26, 2026
A court in Bangladesh has ordered authorities to seek an Interpol red notice against British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq over alleged corruption linked to a private real estate project in the capital, Dhaka.
The order followed a petition by the Anti-Corruption Commission requesting international assistance in securing Siddiq’s arrest. The agency alleges that she used her family ties to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to influence the allocation of government land to a private company.
Siddiq, who is Hasina’s niece, has repeatedly denied the allegations and previously described related verdicts as flawed and politically motivated. She has also stated that she is a British citizen and not a Bangladeshi national.
Bangladesh courts have already sentenced Siddiq to a combined six years in prison in three separate corruption cases connected to her alleged abuse of influence during Hasina’s tenure. Siddiq resigned in January last year from her role as economic secretary to the Treasury under UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer amid mounting political pressure, though she maintained she had been cleared of wrongdoing.
The United Kingdom does not have an extradition treaty with Bangladesh.
Hasina was ousted in 2024 following a student led mass uprising that ended her 15 year rule. She fled to India and has remained there since. After her removal, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus led an interim administration that organised elections earlier this month, resulting in a new government under Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
There was no immediate public response from Siddiq following Thursday’s court order.
