A family friend of Tulip Siddiq who serves as chairman of a charity established by the King has had his financial accounts seized in Bangladesh.The minister's mother lives rent-free in his £1.3 million London home, and Ahmed Shayan Rahman has a decades-old association with the Siddiq family. Charles established the British Asian Trust in 2007 with the goal of reducing poverty, and the millionaire serves as chairman of its advisory committee.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.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, Mr Rahman said in a statement: '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.'

Source-The Mail on Sunday