Tulip Siddiq used fake signature to transfer flat to sister, Bangladeshi prosecutor alleges

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The anti -corruption authorities in Bangladesh, the former city minister in the United Kingdom, accused Tulip Siddiqui of using the Fake notary document in transferring property to her sister, as part of an investigation into the alleged illegal allocation of state -owned lands.

The Anti-Corruption Committee in Bangladesh claims that my friend-the daughter of the former Prime Minister of the country, Sheikh Husaynah-has used its political influence to secure government conspiracies in the new Daka town project for herself and her family, and benefited from the allocation of state-owned lands.

The agency also claims that she used a fake notary to transfer a separate apartment to her sister, according to a charge document issued by the agency on Thursday.

The Administrative Coordination Committee will now submit its concerns against SEDDIQ to the court, which must be agreed before it is able to submit the case to the prosecution, in a process that is widely considered to be my formal.

My friend resigned from his British government position in January after facing political pressure after allegations that I first reported Financial times She benefited from the real estate related to the Awami Association, the party led by its aunt, Sheikh Hasina. I have constantly denied any violations.

The Anti -Corruption Committee, which has trial authorities as well as an investigation into corruption cases, said it had placed charges against many members of the Hasinah family, including Siddiq, as part of a broader investigation into the allegations of corruption that involves state resources.

The agency claims that Hasina and its relatives obtained government lands in violation of the rules of eligibility, bypassing standard customization procedures.

“It is just a tip of the iceberg,” said Dr. Mohamed Abdel Mumin, head of the agency. “There are many allegations now under investigation of ACC, which will talk about the huge size of the corruption of the ousted Prime Minister and her direct family members.”

Hasina’s rule ended for 15 years as Prime Minister of Bangladesh, who is characterized by an increase in tyranny, last August amid mass protests. Since then, a series of allegations that involve corruption, land deals, and the mismanagement of the financial behavior that include the Hasina family have emerged,

The Anti -Corruption Committee claims that 60 Catha (about one acres) of government lands in the new PurBachal town project, a major housing development on the outskirts of Dhaka, was illegally allocated to Hasayneh, her children and close family members.

Investigators claimed that the ownership of Siddiq for other property in Dhaka should have been qualified to receive a plot under the land allocation plan, but she and her family members dealt with regulations to reach the main real estate.

This saw them exceeding the publications and eligibility standards designed to prevent politically connected individuals from obtaining lands designated for civilian employees.

As part of its broader investigation, ACC also claims that Siddiq used a fraudulent notary document to transfer an apartment ownership in the Golshan area of ​​Dhaka to her sister, our friend’s crisis.

The lawyer of the Supreme Court, Ghazi Cyrazol Islam, who shows his seal on the document, denied that, according to the accusation paper. While the seal was carrying his name, he said, that the signature did not match it.

Islam also told the investigators that he only communicated with documents inside the law room and had no prior knowledge with Tulip or Azmina Siddiqu.

The disputed document, an instrument of Heiba ​​- is an Islamic legal tool for dedicating property – until 2015, when Siddiq was a deputy in the Labor Party but before she was a government minister. The Administrative Coordination Committee claims that the fraud of the notary was part of an attempt to hide the true property of the property.

A friend, a close ally of the UK Prime Minister Sir Kerr Starmer, said in January that staying in its role – which included the responsibility for dealing with corruption – would be a distraction from the government.

Siddiq did not immediately respond to the comment.