Tulip Siddiq listed as resident in luxurious Dhaka flat

Tulip Siddiq, a British MP and former anti-corruption minister, was listed as a resident of a luxurious 10-storey tower block in Dhaka named after her family, The Telegraph reported.

Officials in Dhaka believed Tulip's "permanent address" was the upmarket apartment complex named "Siddiques" in 2014, while she was serving as a councillor in Camden, north London.

The property in Gulshan—an area home to embassies and major businesses—is the fifth in Bangladesh to be linked to Tulip, either through court papers or news reports.

Labour Party sources insist she does not own any properties in Bangladesh and has no obligation to answer questions regarding addresses that do not belong to her.

Nearly a month after resigning as city minister, Tulip continues to face scrutiny over her property dealings and links to her aunt Sheikh Hasina's regime in Bangladesh.

Tulip resigned from the front bench after Sir Laurie Magnus, the UK prime minister's ethics adviser, found she had inadvertently misled the public over a flat gifted to her by an individual linked to the Awami League, led by Sheikh Hasina.

The MP, whose responsibilities as Treasury minister included tackling corruption, had referred herself for investigation after weeks of questions over her use of London properties tied to her aunt's political party.

Sheikh Hasina, 77, Bangladesh's longest-serving prime minister, was ousted last August following a brutal crackdown on protests that left 1,500 people dead. During her tenure, opponents were reportedly attacked, arrested, and subjected to extrajudicial killings.

A day after it emerged that Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) was investigating a family holiday home in Kanaiya—including a plot named "Tulip's Territory"—The Telegraph revealed Tulip's links to a fifth property in the country.

An official document lists the Gulshan property as both her "current" and "permanent" address. The document is dated three weeks after Tulip stepped down as a Camden councillor in May 2014, as reported by The Telegraph.

The 10-storey apartment block, built in the 2010s, features a roof terrace and two- and three-bedroom flats with balconies, according to promotional material. These spacious flats stand in stark contrast to the conditions faced by most of Dhaka's 20 million residents.

It is unclear whether the building is named after Tulip's father, Shafique Ahmed Siddique, her grandfather, or the family in general. A source familiar with the property suggested it was built on land owned by a family member, though Labour declined to confirm whether the family still owns any flats or who specifically the building is named after.

Tulip's father was listed as a resident until recently, according to an online biography at the university where he is a professor. He is married to Sheikh Rehana, the sister of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

In addition to the Gulshan property, Tulip has been linked to another address in the area and her aunt's house in Dhanmondi, according to court papers. The Dhanmondi property was set on fire and ransacked by protesters this week following a speech by Sheikh Hasina. Local media footage showed a picture of Tulip at her graduation hanging on a shattered glass door frame, with a fire burning in the background.

Tulip also previously co-owned a flat in Dhaka with a family member, valued at over £100,000, which was sold in 2015, according to the UK Parliament's Register of Interests.

'Tulip's Territory'

Tulip has also faced questions regarding her father's family holiday home, where "Tulip's Territory" is inscribed on an exterior wall and sign in the garden. Tulip denies owning the property and disputes claims that the entire estate is named after her.

Labour, responding on behalf of Tulip, declined to comment on the Gulshan property named after her family. However, sources said that Tulip was residing in London at the time and does not own any property in Bangladesh.

The ACC is also investigating allegations that Tulip was involved in the embezzlement of £4 billion from a nuclear power plant deal with Russia and claims she used her influence to secure illegal land allocations for her family in Dhaka.

Addressing these investigations, a spokesperson for Tulip said, "No evidence has been presented for these allegations. Tulip Siddiq has not been contacted by anyone regarding the matter and totally denies the claims."