Tulip Siddiq, a British MP from the Labour Party, enjoyed free hospitality at a cricket match alongside a member of her ousted dictator aunt’s regime, The Telegraph can reveal.

She accepted seats in a box at the Lord’s Cricket Ground during the cricket World Cup in 2019 alongside her siblings and other attendees, including Kazi Nabil Ahmed – a former Awami League politician.

The anti-corruption minister is the niece of Sheikh Hasina, 77, the longest-serving prime minister of Bangladesh and the president of the Awami League.

Hasina is now in India, having been ousted last year after 15 years in power. During her tenure, opponents were attacked, arrested and secretly imprisoned as the regime carried out extrajudicial killings.

Tulip has sought to distance herself from her aunt’s regime. But The Telegraph revealed this week how Awami League members campaigned for both her and Keir Starmer during the 2019 general election campaign.

She has referred herself to the prime minister’s ethics adviser over allegations surrounding her use of properties linked to her aunt’s Awami League supporters in London.

It can now be revealed that the MP for Hampstead and Highgate went to two cricket World Cup matches in the summer of 2019, according to her register of interests, with each ticket valued at £358.80, including lunch.

The first match saw Bangladesh face New Zealand at the Oval on 5 June 2019, with Tulip also at the Bangladesh vs Pakistan clash at Lord’s a month later.

In the same year, the Human Rights Watch concluded that Sheikh Hasina’s regime had continued to implement “a harsh crackdown to suppress those that disagree or are critical of the ruling Awami League.” It said “these included members and supporters of the political opposition, journalists, prominent members of civil society, as well as students, and even school children.”

Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is investigating Nabil, a spokesman for the ACC told The Telegraph, alongside other Awami League ministers and MPs. These former politicians face various allegations, including abuse of power, acquiring illegal wealth and smuggling money and gold abroad, according to The Business Standard.

Nabil was an Awami League MP between 2014 and 2024, before reportedly fleeing the country following the collapse of the Hasina regime.

A spokesperson for Tulip said, “This was declared transparently and in line with the rules.”

Following last year’s election, supporters of the Awami League turned up on Tulip’s doorstep to congratulate her with flowers.

The house in north London is owned by Abdul Karim, a businessman said to be an ally of Sheikh Hasina.

Labour sources said Tulip moved into the home for security reasons and have previously claimed some neighbours did not even know she lived there.

It is unclear whether he was invited or turned up unannounced, but Mohammed Ayas, a member of the Awami Youth Wing, took a photo himself on her doorstep and presented her with flowers following her re-election last year.

The post on Facebook was deleted after The Telegraph asked Labour about how supporters of the Awami League knew the address of Tulip.

Labour sources said private citizens who may know her hold their own beliefs and it did not mean any wrongdoing on her part.

The Telegraph can also reveal that supporters of the Awami League attended Labour conference in Brighton in 2021. They included Abdul Shahid Sheikh, who says he works in PR for the Awami League and Ayas. Others who attended included Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, the former mayor of Sylhet, and a close ally of Sheikh Hasina.

Addressing the issue of Awami League supporters attending conference, a Labour spokesman said, “This is a desperate reach. Lots of people, of all political views, attend political conferences in a variety of capacities, including Tory Conference. They’re legitimate forums for political debate and free speech. The differing views of those at these events should not be taken as representative of the wider Labour Party or its views.”