Tulip criticises for remarks on BD passport, NID
Staff Reporter :
Former UK Labour Party Minister of State Tulip Siddique criticised on BD passport and National Identity Card (NID).
She has denied holding a Bangladeshi passport and National Identity Card (NID). She has alleged that Bangladeshi authorities have created ‘fake’ documents to spread propaganda against her. These documents are being used to prove her corruption.
A report published in the online edition of the British Newspaper the Telegraph on Thursday (September 18) highlighting Tulip’s allegations said that documents seen show that former Labor Minister Tulip has a Bangladeshi passport and National Identity Card (NID), which does not match his previous claims.
Tulip Siddique, however, has denied the allegations. A spokesperson for her told The Telegraph that Bangladeshi authorities have been deliberately spreading false information to discredit her for the past year. Now they are seeking political revenge by producing fake documents.
The documents show that Tulip Siddique obtained a Bangladeshi passport in 2001 (she was 19 at the time) and a national identity card in 2011. She also applied for passport renewal at the Agargaon Passport Office in Dhaka.
However, Tulip’s close associates claim that there are several inconsistencies and irregularities in the relevant documents, which raise questions about their authenticity. For example, the address mentioned in the identity card is owned by her aunt and former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina.
However, Tulip Siddique has never lived in Dhaka. They also deny that she took a Bangladeshi passport.
They claim that she took a Bangladeshi passport as a child.
Tulip is currently embroiled in a corruption case in Bangladesh. The case alleges that Tulip used the influence of her aunt, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to obtain land allotments in the names of her mother, brother and sister. The case is being pursued in her absence, and Tulip calls the allegations “completely baseless and fabricated.”
Tulip Siddique’s lawyers said she has never received a Bangladeshi national identity card or voter ID, and she has not used a Bangladeshi passport since childhood.