According to reporting by Red Notice Monitor, in early March 2026, authorities in Bangladesh attempted to initiate an INTERPOL Red Notice in relation to Tulip Siddiq, a sitting Member of Parliament in the UK. The attempt occurred in the context of legal proceedings in Bangladesh following a change in government.
INTERPOL Red Notices are not an international arrest warrant, rather, are intended to assist in locating individuals whose whereabouts are unknown (known as a “seek and find” alert). It further states that Tulip Siddiq’s location is publicly known, given her role as a UK parliamentarian. Red Notice Monitor reports that, under INTERPOL practice, where an individual’s whereabouts are known, formal extradition procedures are typically used rather than Red Notices.
The report also references Article 3 of INTERPOL’s Constitution, which prohibits the organisation from undertaking activities of a political character. The article states that this provision is relevant when Red Notice requests concern political figures or arise from political contexts.
