Tulip hopes to see Bangladeshi males in British parliament -

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's niece Tulip Siddiq, also British Labour Pary MP, has expressed hope that Bangladeshi males will also be elected as member of British parliament. She made the remarks during a stopover at Sylhet Osmani International Airport on Monday morning. This is her first visit to Bangladesh after she was elected as an MP to the British parliament. Tulip said she could become a British MP for the cordial cooperation of Bangladeshis in UK, especially the immigrants of Sylhet region. The granddaughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman also expressed her gratitude to the people of Sylhet for supporting her during election campaign. Talking about US presidential candidate Donald Trump's comment about banning Muslims' entry to the country, Tulip said she drew UK Prime Minister David Cameron's attention to this regard to avoid such situation in UK. The flight carrying Tulip and her family members left Heathrow Airport for Dhaka at 12:15am Monday. She reached at Sylhet airport at 9:55am and left for Dhaka at 11:30am. Tulip is the daughter of the prime minister’s younger sister Sheikh Rehana. She joined the Labour Party at the age of 16. She has worked for Amnesty International, the Greater London Authority, Philip Gould Associates, Save the Children, and Brunswick. She worked on Ed Miliband’s campaign to be leader of the Labour Party. In 2008, she campaigned for Barack Obama in the USA. In May 2010, She became the first Bangali woman in Camden Council, where she held a cabinet position for the next four years. 

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