Bangladesh court hands jail sentence to ousted leader's niece, British MP Tulip Siddiq
Pacific Asia • Dec 1, 2025, 9:26 AM
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A Bangladesh court on Monday handed prison sentences to British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq and her mother Sheikh Rehana, the sister of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, for corruption related to land grabs in the capital. Siddiq, who was tried in absentia, has called the trial a "persecution and a farce".
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Bangladesh court hands jail sentence to ousted leader's niece, British MP Tulip Siddiq
Pacific Asia • 9:26 AM
1 min
A Bangladesh court on Monday handed prison sentences to British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq and her mother Sheikh Rehana, the sister of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, for corruption related to land grabs in the capital. Siddiq, who was tried in absentia,
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Sri Lanka, Indonesia deploy military as regional floods leave more than 1,000 dead
Pacific Asia • 4:03 AM
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Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed troops on Monday to assist survivors of severe flooding that has killed more than 1,000 people across four Asian countries. Torrential rains swept Sri Lanka, Indonesia’s Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia la
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