Bangladesh leader declines to meet Tulip Siddiq

Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus has refused to meet Labour MP Tulip Siddiq to discuss corruption allegations against her during his visit to London.

Yunus told the BBC the allegations were a “court matter” and said he had confidence in Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), which is investigating Siddiq.

The ACC has accused Siddiq of illegally receiving land from the regime of her aunt Sheikh Hasina, who was ousted as Bangladesh’s prime minister last year.

Siddiq, a former Treasury minister, has denied the allegations and accused the Bangladeshi authorities of a “politically motivated smear campaign”.

In a letter, Siddiq requested a meeting with Yunus, a Nobel-prize winning…