[arista]

[Bangladesh’s new government has so far
identified £400 million in UK real estate owned by
allies of deposed dictator Sheikh Hasina.
The government alleges that billions of dollars
have been stolen over Hasina’s years in power.
You’d be forgiven for thinking Hodge
, whose brief includes “work with government
departments to drive the development
and delivery of the UK’s Anti-Corruption Strategy“,
and engaging with “with external stakeholders,
including the private sector,
civil society organisations, parliamentarians,
and foreign delegations,” would have spoken
to officials about Bangladesh’s
official corruption investigation into Tulip Siddiq.
Has she? Will be a bit awkward when the
next delegation from Bangladesh comes
for a cup of tea…]