Sheikh Hasina’s niece Tulip Siddiq may sue Bangladesh’s anti-corruption body

Sheikh Hasina's niece, Tulip Siddiq, thrice elected a British Labour party MP, was last month convicted by a Dhaka court.

Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed’s niece, Tulip Siddiq, 43, who was compelled to resign as a minister in the British government, because of allegations of corruption against her by the current regime in Dhaka, is “taking legal advice“ on suing Bangladeshi authorities, according to a person close to her.

Tulip Siddiq (left) and former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina. (AP)

Siddiq, thrice elected a British Labour party MP, was last month convicted by a Dhaka court for irregularly obtaining a plot of land for her family near the Bangladesh