Coverage dated November 30, 2025

Bangladesh's ex-leader Hasina and niece, British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, found guilty of corruption

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A court in Bangladesh’s capital sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison and her niece, British Labour Party lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, to two years for corruption involving a government land project.

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Bangladesh sentences ex-UK minister Siddiq over corruption – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Tulip Siddiq, ousted PM Hasina's niece, was convicted in a case involving the illegal allocation of a plot of land. Hasina and her sister were also found guilty in absentia.

  2. WHEC Rochester

    Bangladesh's ex-leader Hasina and niece, British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, found guilty of corruption (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    A court in Bangladesh’s capital sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison and her niece, British Labour Party lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, to two years for corruption involving a government land project.

  3. CNN

    British lawmaker Siddiq sentenced to prison by Bangladesh court for corruption (opens CNN)

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    A court in Bangladesh’s capital sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison and her niece, British Labour Party lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, to two years in prison Monday for corruption involving a government land project.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Bangladesh sentences British MP, Sheikh Hasina’s niece to prison (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The former leader and her niece, UK lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, were sentenced in absentia for corruption in a land deal.

  5. NBC News

    Bangladesh’s ex-leader Hasina and her niece, British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, found guilty of corruption (opens NBC News)

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    A court in Bangladesh’s capital sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison and her niece, British Labour Party lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, to two years in prison Monday for corruption involving a government land project.

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