Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin resigns on health grounds

By  News On Air   Jul 24, 2026

Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin resigned today, citing health problems, nearly two years before the end of his five-year term. Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed accepted the resignation. He will serve as acting president until a new president is elected.

Shahabuddin, a former judge and a veteran of Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War, became President in April 2023.