According to British tabloid the Daily Mail, officials in Dhaka have uncovered records showing Tulip was issued a Bangladeshi passport at 19 and a national identity card in 2011. The newspaper reports that she also appeared on the country’s voter database and had applied to renew her passport in Dhaka in 2011. The Telegraph said documents it had seen also suggested Tulip received a passport in 2001 and an ID card a decade later. Citing Mohammed Abdul Momen, the head of Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission, the Daily Mail reports that the passport and ID card issued to her were genuine. Bangladeshi authorities have asserted that she possesses a valid passport and national ID.

Source: bd News24 September 19, 2025 12:17 UTC