British MP Tulip Siddiq, niece of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has said “dirty politics” of Bangladesh has turned her life on its head.
In an exclusive interview with The Guardian, she also described her indictment in a graft case as a consequence of a wider political feud.
“The truth is that I’m collateral damage, because of this feud between Muhammad Yunus and my aunt,” she said.
“These are wider forces that I’m battling against. There’s no doubt that people have done wrong things in Bangladesh, and they should be punished for it. It’s just I’m not one of them,” she added.
Tulip was charged with using her influence as the niece of Sheikh Hasina to secure a plot of land for her mother, brother and sister in Purbachal in Dhaka, the capital.
“Completely absurd,” Siddiq said about the graft allegation.
A trial date has been set for August 11 for her and more than 20 others.
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