Shahabuddin-resignation

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General and Prime Minister’s Adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said the party's policy-making forum will decide who the next president of the country will be. At the same time, he added that the party forum will also decide on the demands raised by various political parties regarding the trial of the former president Mohammed Shahabuddin. Rizvi made these remarks after paying floral tributes at the graves of BNP founder and president Ziaur Rahman and former prime mi...

Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman said the new president will be elected during the September session of Parliament. He confirmed the information on Saturday at a meeting held at the CIRDAP auditorium in Dhaka. The human rights organization Odhikar organized the discussion, which was titled “Human Rights Abuses and Access to Justice for Victims”. Asaduzzaman added that a situation necessitating a special session to elect a president has not arisen. He did not comment regarding cases involving the form...

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...

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...