Labour MP Tulip Siddiq sentenced to 2 years in jail at corruption trial in Bangladesh

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to 2 years in jail for corruption in Bangladesh.

Ms Siddiq was accused of acquiring plots of land from her aunt, the nation’s former prime minister, in Dhaka’s diplomatic zone, via "abuse of power and influence". She was being tried in absentia.

Her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, was ousted final yr and has since been sentenced to loss of life, though she fled to India earlier than she could possibly be arrested.

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