Dhaka, March 20 -- Former UK City minister Tulip Siddiq has accused Bangladeshi authorities of waging a "targeted and baseless" campaign against her.

In a letter to Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), lawyers representing Tulip described allegations of financial misconduct as "false and vexatious," according to a report published by the BBC.

They argued that the claims-while widely circulated in the Bangladeshi media-had never been formally put to her by investigators.

Tulip, who resigned as economic secretary to the Treasury in January, maintained at the time that she had done nothing wrong but stepped down to avoid becoming a "distraction" for the government.

Her departure came as allegations surfaced linking her to a cor...