Dhaka, April 15 -- Tulip Siddiq, former UK City minister and niece of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has denied any wrongdoing after an arrest warrant was issued against her in a Bangladesh corruption case.

According to Sky News, Tulip told journalists outside her home on Monday that she is the "victim of a politically motivated smear campaign".

A Dhaka court issued the warrant on Sunday against Tulip and 52 others.

The list also includes Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, Rehana's son Radwan Mujib Siddiq Bobby, and daughter Azmina Siddique Ruponti.

The case was filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over irregularities in the allocation of plots in Purbachal.

Tulip's lawyer Paul Thwaite earlier told the British news outl...