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Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, a longtime Bangladesh Nationalist Party figure, has been inaugurated as the nation's 23rd President following parliamentary election. The ceremony took place at Bangabhaban with senior government officials in attendance.
India's foreign ministry has distanced itself from an upcoming virtual address by Bangladesh's exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, denying government involvement as Dhaka moves to prevent domestic media coverage of her speech.
Bangladesh will elect a new president when parliament reconvenes in September, following the resignation of Mohammed Shahabuddin Chuppu on health grounds. The BNP-led government is expected to secure the presidency.
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin has resigned on health grounds, citing autonomic neuropathy diagnosis. The move removes a key ally of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina just months before her planned return.
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin is likely to resign imminently as political tensions mount over exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's planned December return. He remains the last holdover from before July 2024's mass uprising.
Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina faces arrest and imprisonment if she returns from self-imposed exile in India, a senior government minister warned on Monday, complicating her earlier declaration of plans to surrender to court in December.