The minister was named in a probe last month by the Anti-Corruption Commission in Bangladesh after a political rival of Sheikh Hasina accused her family, including Siddiq, of taking a cut from a Russia-backed nuclear power project, claims they have denied.

A senior official at the BFIU told the BBC: "BFIU has issued directives to all banks and financial institutions of Bangladesh to send the information and transaction details of Sh

Bangladesh’s anti-money laundering agency requested information on the domestic bank accounts of UK City Minister Tulip Siddiq, who’s also the niece of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a potential precursor to a broader financial investigation.