Chargesheet filed against British MP Tulip Siddiq for illegal possession of Gulshan flat

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday approved a chargesheet against British MP Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and former RAJUK official Sarder Mosharraf Hossain, accusing them of illegal possession and transfer of a flat in Gulshan, Dhaka, through abuse of power and criminal conspiracy.

According to the ACC investigation report, Tulip Siddiq allegedly used her family connection—being the niece of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina—to illegally influence RAJUK officials.

Although the plot under Eastern Housing Limited was not legally transferable due to major irregularities, RAJUK officials approved the power of attorney and allowed the flat to be sold to Eastern Housing.

This approval ultimately enabled Tulip to obtain the flat without paying any money, which the ACC considers an illegal benefit.

The chargesheet has been filed against Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, daughter of Shafique Ahmed Siddiq and Sheikh Rehana, current resident of Dhanmondi and the disputed flat in Gulshan.

Sarder Mosharraf Hossain, former assistant legal adviser of RAJUK.

The charges include sections 161/165(A)/467/468/471/109 of the Penal Code and Section 5(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947.

Another accused, Shah Khasruzzaman, former Assistant Legal Adviser of RAJUK, filed a petition with the High Court (Criminal Misc. Case No. 46436/2025).

The High Court granted a three-month stay order on July 8, 2025.

Since his petition is still pending, the ACC said the chargesheet against him cannot be submitted until the case is resolved.

A letter from Eastern Housing Ltd confirms that Tulip Siddiq received the flat free of cost.

Her name appears on a RAJUK file noting the list of flat owners, proving illegal influence in the approval process.

Documents show Tulip has been occupying the flat since May 19, 2001, during Sheikh Hasina’s tenure.

Income tax records reveal inconsistencies as she opened her tax file in 2006–07 and submitted returns until 2018–19, after which she stopped filing.

From 2006–07 to 2014–15, she showed a payment of Tk 0.5 million as “advance to developers,” despite already being owner of the flat since 2002.

She did not list the flat as her asset in tax documents until 2015–16.

In 2015–16, she claimed to have gifted the flat to her younger sister, Azmina Siddiq, through a notarised 'heba deed', which investigators say has irregularities.

The ACC said further action regarding the third accused will be taken after the High Court resolves the pending petition.

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