Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin, long-time ally of Sheikh Hasina, resigns
Due to this illness, I sometimes lose consciousness briefly. Ahmed would serve as Acting President in accordance with the Bangladesh Constitution until a new President is elected.Mr. Shahabuddin's resignation comes amid speculations that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s government was uncomfortable with the largely titular head of the State, according to media reports.A 1971 Liberation War veteran and former lower judiciary judge, Mr.
- ▪Due to this illness, I sometimes lose consciousness briefly.
- ▪Ahmed would serve as Acting President in accordance with the Bangladesh Constitution until a new President is elected.Mr.
- ▪Shahabuddin's resignation comes amid speculations that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s government was uncomfortable with the largely titular head of the State, according to media reports.A 1971 Liberation War veteran and former lower judici
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Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin, a long-time ally of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned on Friday (July 24, 2026), citing health complications, two years ahead of the end of his tenure.In his resignation letter addressed to Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, the 76-year-old leader said he is "seriously ill" and suffering from heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and kidney complications."Recently, medical tests detected a disease called Autonomic Neuropathy. Due to this illness, I sometimes lose consciousness briefly.
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