Bangladesh graft probe ensnares ex-PM Hasina's niece, a U.K. minister

Tulip Siddiq faces accusations of 'economic plunder'; denies wrongdoing

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U.K.City Minister Tulip Siddiq is facing questions about properties she used that were linked to her aunt and former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. © Getty Images

MASUM BILLAH, Contributing writer

DHAKA -- Bangladesh authorities have ordered the country's banks to supply information about transactions linked to U.K. minister Tulip Siddiq, the niece of ousted leader Sheikh Hasina.

The order for details about Siddiq -- whose job as City Minister involves battling financial corruption -- widens a graft probe that has also ensnared other members of Hasina's extended family.

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