King’s charity chief and household good friend of anti-corruption minister Tulip Siddiq has checking account frozen in Bangladesh
A family friend of Tulip Siddiq who is a chairman in a charity founded by the King has had his bank accounts frozen in Bangladesh, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
Ahmed Shayan Rahman’s relationship with the Siddiq family stretches back decades, and the minister’s mother lives rent-free in his £1.3million house in London.
The millionaire is a chairman in the advisory council of the British Asian Trust –founded by Charles in 2007 to alleviate poverty.
Mr Rahman, CEO of Bangladeshi conglomerate Beximco, has been praised by the King.
At a dinner at Buckingham Palace, Charles said: ‘We are only as good as the people who work with us. So I am delighted that our new programme in Bangladesh will be overseen and supported by Shayan Rahman, the chair of our Bangladesh advisory council.’
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) said it had frozen the accounts of Mr Rahman, 42, and his wife over corruption claims.
It also froze the account of Mr Rahman’s father, Salman, who founded Beximco and was a minister in the government of Sheikh Hasina Wazed, Ms Siddiq’s aunt who ruled Bangladesh for 15 years until being toppled in August.
Ahmed Shayan Rahman’s relationship with the family of Tulip Siddiq (pictured) stretches back decades, and the minister’s mother lives rent-free in his £1.3million house in London
Mr Rahman, CEO of Bangladeshi conglomerate Beximco, has been praised by the King (pictured)
Mr Rahman still has his role at the trust, which said in a statement: ‘We are aware of the allegations against Shayan F. Rahman and continue to monitor developments in Bangladesh.’
Last night, a spokesman for Mr Rahman said: ‘Shayan Rahman is a British born, British citizen and a successful international businessman. Neither he nor his wife have been charged with any offence whatsoever.
‘Only their Bangladeshi bank accounts have been frozen, along with over 300 individuals with connections to the former prime minister.
‘This is an entirely politically motivated move.’
