Salman’s son Shayan is in discussion after tulip in the UK.
Discussion has begun over Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman, the son of Salman F. Rahman, as tensions in the UK started to heighten over corruption allegations coming against Sheikh Hasina’s niece and British Minister of State Tulip Siddiqui. Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman is a leading face in Bangladesh wing of charity, which is founded in UK, with its patronage drawn from the British monarch.
The ACC is investigating allegations of corruption against Salman and his family members. The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit froze the bank accounts of Salman, his son Shayan and daughter-in-law Shazreh Rahman last August.
UK media outlet Daily Mail, which published the news, wrote in a report that Shayan is a ‘family friend’ of British Minister Tulip Siddiqui. He is the son of Bangladeshi ‘rich’ Salman F. Rahman. Tulip’s aunt used to live ‘rent-free’ in Shayan’s £13 million house when she came to London. Tulip’s mother Sheikh Rehana lives rent-free in Golders Green, London, owned by an offshore company controlled by Shayan Rahman.
The Daily Mail reported that the charity ‘British Asian Trust’ was formed in 2007 with the support of Britain’s King Charles to alleviate poverty. Shayan Rahman is currently the chairman of the advisory board of the fund’s Bangladesh branch.
He was once the CEO of the Beximco Group controlled by their family. His identity is still shown on the British Asian Trust’s website.
The Daily Mail reported that Shayan remains the chairman of the trust despite the corruption allegations. On the issue, the British Asian Trust told: ‘We are aware of the allegations against Shayan Rahman. We are monitoring developments in Bangladesh.’
The Daily Mail also quoted a spokesperson for Shayan regarding the allegations. He said, ‘Shayan Rahman was born in the UK. He is a British citizen and an international businessman. Neither he nor his wife have ever been charged with any crime.’ Their bank accounts and 300 other bank accounts in Bangladesh have been frozen just because of their association with the former prime minister. This is a completely politically motivated move.
He had donated £250,000 to the British Asian Trust.
Recently in an interview to the Sunday Times Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus mentioned that donation again while talking about money laundering issue of Bangladesh. He has also made some jokes regarding charity of Shayan. Earlier he was the vice chairman of IFIC bank. He was also stripped from the post of its director at time of reshuffle of the banks boards after the power shift.
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