A family holiday home has been ransacked after her in Bangladesh. The luxury retreat once frequented by Tulip Siddiq, the City minister, was looted and vandalised after , Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, fled the country. Ms Siddiq’s mother, Sheikh Rehana, is the sister of 76-year-old Hasina, who is now in India, having been ousted after 15 years in power.
The gardens of the property in the village of Kanaiya, owned by Ms Siddiq’s father, featured signs reading “Tulip’s Territory”, images of which were broadcast in Bangladeshi media this week. During Hasina’s premiership, opponents were as the regime carried out extrajudicial killings. As the country transitions to an interim government, buildings linked to the former leader and her family have been targeted by angry citizens.
Local media have claimed that Ms Siddiq’s family still used the property in Kanaiya until recently, but The Telegraph understands the minister last visited in 2019 and she has never been there with her aunt. A plaque on a wall and another brick planter around a garden area with her name were installed a number of years ago. Her father wanted to create permanent family memories by replacing painted signs made when she was younger with the “Tulip’s Territory” plaques.
The property itself is called “Rupi’s Retreat”, and it includes signs dedicated to other family members, including one referring to “Bobby’s Bungalow”. Ms Siddiq does not own any part of the esta.