Labour MP Tulip Siddiq Receives Jail Sentence for Corruption

Tulip Siddiq, a Labour MP and former minister, has been sentenced to two years in prison in Bangladesh for corruption, specifically for influencing her aunt, the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, to obtain a land plot. Hasina, who was sentenced to death, fled to India prior to her arrest. Siddiq was not present at the court during the sentencing, making it unlikely she will serve the term. Additionally, Hasina’s sister, Sheikh Rehana, received a five-year sentence.

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