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The Election Commission has declared the nomination paper of BNP nominated candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir valid for the presidential election. Chief Election Commissioner and Election Officer AMM Nasir Uddin declared his candidacy valid today, Sunday, after scrutinizing the nomination paper. Earlier, on August 13, a nomination paper for Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was submitted to the Election Commission. Narsingdi 2 lawmaker and BNP Standing Committee member Dr. Abdul Moin Khan...

Outgoing President Md. Shahabuddin has left Bangabhaban. He left the presidential residence at around 2:15 pm on Sunday. He is now expected to move into his residence in Gulshan. On Friday afternoon, Md. Shahabuddin stepped down as the country’s 22nd president. Following his resignation, Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed assumed the responsibilities of acting president in accordance with the Constitution.

Former President Md. Shahabuddin cannot escape responsibility for the 2024 massacre, Opposition Leader Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said. He said that although delayed, the resignation of President Md. Shahabuddin Chuppu has finally lifted the dark shadow of autocracy from the nation. He made the remarks at a press conference held at 6:30 pm Friday at the official residence of the Opposition Leader on Minto Road in the capital. The press conference was organized to react to the president’s resignation. A...

Outgoing President Md. Shahabuddin was elected during the rule of a mafia government, but he expressed support and respect for the current government elected by the people’s vote, Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed believes. The Speaker made the remarks at an emergency press conference on Shahabuddin’s resignation on Friday afternoon. Hafiz Uddin Ahmed said, “Under Article 50, Clause 3 of the Constitution, President Md. Shahabuddin submitted his signed resignation letter to me today (Friday) at 5...

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has assumed the duties of the President after accepting the resignation letter of Md. Shahabuddin. The Speaker announced the development at a press conference at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban at 5 pm Friday. He said, “The President has resigned citing illness. I have accepted his resignation letter.” Under the Constitution, as the office of the President has become vacant, the Speaker will perform the duties of the President until a new President assumes office. Ac...

President Mohammed  Shahabuddin may resign as early as Friday. A reliable source at Bangabhaban, the President’s official residence, told Agamir Somoy on Thursday that the president is expected to step down. The source said Shahabuddin has been informed to resign citing health reasons. However, neither the President’s Office nor the government has made any official announcement on the matter. Several Bangabhaban officials told journalists that President Mohammed  Shahabuddin ma...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin may resign at any time. A reliable source at Bangabhaban confirmed to Agamir Somoy that he has made a ‘policy decision’ to step down due to health complications. There are also indications that the BNP government, which came to power with an overwhelming majority in the February 12 election, has given its ‘green signal’ for the decision. A few months after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left the country on August 5, 2024, amid a massive student and publ...