Dhaka, May 14 -- British MP Tulip Siddiq, niece of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has lost the opportunity to defend herself by not responding to a summons by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the agency's Chairman Md Abdul Momen has said.

Tulip was asked to appear at the ACC Headquarters at 10am on Wednesday in a case over accepting a flat in Gulshan as a "bribe" from Eastern Housing Limited.

The notice was sent to her Dhanmondi and Gulshan 2 addresses on Tuesday, according to the anti-graft agency.

On Tulip's failure to appear before the ACC, Momen said: "She lost the opportunity to defend herself. Not just Tulip, everyone will get that opportunity as per the rules. If no one appears, the international procedure will be fo...