Mohammed Shahabuddin oversaw the country’s transition after the ouster of then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024

Bangladesh’s president, Mohammed Shahabuddin, has resigned, citing health issues. The speaker of the National Parliament will now become the country’s interim president until a new person is elected.

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad confirmed Shahabuddin’s resignation at a press briefing on Friday evening. In his resignation letter submitted to the speaker, Shahabuddin said that he was suffering from several health conditions.

He said he was diagnosed with autonomic neuropathy and that he occasionally loses consciousness for brief…

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