Dhaka, June 23 -- UK Labour MP and former City minister Tulip Siddiq has accused Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of attempting to interfere in British politics and damage her reputation.

In a legal notice sent on Monday to both the interim government head and the national anti-graft agency, Tulip claimed that the allegations raised against her were intended to harm her standing and disrupt her political work.

"The allegations were made to damage Ms Siddiq's reputation and interfere with UK politics by seeking to disrupt Ms Siddiq's service of her constituency, her party and her country. This was wholly unacceptable," it read.

Issued through London-based law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP, th...