Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Bangladeshi prosecutors say that British MP Tulip Siddiq holds Bangladeshi citizenship, despite her claims she does not, as the former anti-corruption minister faces trial.

The Labour MP has held a Bangladeshi passport and identity card as an adult, and has been registered to vote in the country, Mohammad Sultan Mahmud, public prosecutor for the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), told the Financial Times on the sidelines of court proceedings this week in which Tulip stands accused of improperly acquiring state-owned land.

"Her address, her multiple passports, and her name in the voter registry - all of these have been found. We will submit them in due course," he said.

Several other Bangladeshi government departments o...