Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- UK City Minister Tulip Siddiq is facing growing scrutiny after reports she was given a central London property by a developer associated with Bangladesh's former government, reports business-standard.com.

Siddiq received a two-bedroom apartment near King's Cross in 2004 without making a payment for it, the Financial Times reported Friday, citing previously unreported Land Registry filings.

The filings show that the apartment was registered to Abdul Motalif, a developer linked to the Awami League, the political party led by Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's deposed prime minister and Siddiq's maternal aunt. Hasina was ousted in August and fled the country amid protests.

The revelation is likely to pressure Siddiq, who last ...