How Tulip represents Bangladesh in Russia: Fahmida Khatun
Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Fahmida Khatun has said the resignation of Tulip Siddiq from the post of UK treasury and anti -corruption minister was inevitable.
"Various allegations against Tulip, including financial scandals, were becoming more and more intense. She has delayed her resignation. If the allegations are proven, she will have to step down from her post as an MP. She may even lose her membership of the Labour Party," Fahmida said today.
She spoke as the chief guest at a seminar titled "What to do to increase expatriate income" and a reception for the winning team of the "International Migrants Day Debate Competition".
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Addressing Tulip's activities, Fahmida questioned, "Tulip is a member of a political party in another country. She is neither a citizen of Bangladesh nor an ordinary resident. How did she represent Bangladesh in Russia alongside the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's aunt?"
Fahmida also emphasized the importance of honouring expatriates, stating that Bangladeshi embassies and banks abroad must be more proactive in addressing their needs. "In the expatriate lounges at the airport should serve food which the expatriates are used to eating. They (expatriates) are valuable assets for the country so they need to be properly nurtured."
Debate for Democracy Chairman Hasan Ahmed Chowdhury Kiron delivered a presentation at the event.
Among others, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Md Belal Hossain, Debating Society Moderator Prof Md Tajul Islam Chowdhury Tuhin, Prof Jahangir Alam and Prof Kazi Ahsan Habib, and Begum Badrunnesa Women's College Principal Prof Tamanna Begum.
The seminar was organized by the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Debating Society.
