British MP Tulip Siddiq has accused Bangladeshi authorities of fabricating documents for political purposes, alleging an attempt to falsely portray her as corrupt.

According to a report in The Telegraph, Siddiq once held a Bangladeshi passport (issued in 2001, when she was 19) and a national ID card (issued in 2011). She also reportedly applied for passport renewal at the Agargaon Passport Office. The ID card listed her address as her aunt Sheikh Hasina’s residence, despite Siddiq never having lived in Dhaka.

Her family maintains that she used a Bangladeshi passport only once as a child and never as an adult. The ID card in question was an older version, not the newer smart card.

In the past, Siddiq referred to Bangladesh as “our country” during a 2015 visit to Dhaka. However, when questioned in 2017 by a UK journalist, she firmly stated: “I am a British MP. Do not call me Bangladeshi. I am not Bangladeshi.”