Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Tulip Siddiq, daughter of Sheikh Rehana and niece of the ousted prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina, has resigned as a UK Treasury minister on Tuesday amid a corruption row.

Ms Siddiq had been under increasing pressure over ties to her aunt Sheikh Hasina, the ousted prime minister of Bangladesh, and the use of properties in London linked to pro-Hasina oligarchs.

In her resignation letter sent to the UK Prime Minister, Labour Party lawmaker Ms Siddique said, "However, it is clear that continuing in my role as Economic Secretary to the Treasury is likely to be a distraction from the work of the Government. My loyalty is and always will be to this Labour Government and the programme of national renewal and transfor...