Dhaka, June 17 -- Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen has cast doubt on the innocence of British MP Tulip Siddiq, niece of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, questioning her resignation from a UK ministerial post and her lawyer's letter to the ACC amid ongoing corruption investigations.

"If Tulip claims to be innocent, why did her lawyer send a letter to the ACC? Why did she resign from her ministerial position in the UK?" he asked at a press conference on Monday (16 June), adding that three cases are currently ongoing against Tulip, with another under investigation.The ACC chief also stressed that Tulip is considered a Bangladeshi citizen by the commission.

"No matter how much she insists she is British, wh...