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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey in London and David Bergman in Dhaka

Investigators in Bangladesh demand Tulip Siddiq’s bank account details

Tulip Siddiq
Bangladesh’s anti-corruption commission is investigating whether Siddiq helped embezzle billions of pounds as part of a deal for a Russian-funded nuclear power plant. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

Anti-money laundering officials in Bangladesh have demanded bank account details for Tulip Siddiq, the UK anti-corruption minister, in the latest escalation of the inquiries into her family’s financial interests.

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), which investigates money laundering and suspicious transactions, wrote to the country’s main banks on Tuesday asking them to provide account details for Siddiq and seven of her family members.

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