Two Year Sentence

A court in Dhaka sentenced British MP Tulip Siddiq to two years in prison on Monday in a corruption case involving the alleged illegal allocation of a government plot of land, according to local media reports. The ruling was delivered while Siddiq remained outside the country, and while several other high profile figures linked to the case were also absent.

The verdict forms part of a sweeping series of convictions against members of the family of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was removed from power during an uprising in 2024. The court also handed Hasina a five year …