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Jul 24, 2026

Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin resigns citing health reasons, two years before term ends

Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin, 76, resigned halfway through his five-year term, citing deteriorating health and inability to perform constitutional duties. Shahabuddin was a close ally of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and one of her few remaining allies in power.

Jul 24, 2026·8 sources
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Jul 23, 2026

Bangladesh president to resign amid political crisis

Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin, a former ally of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will resign on Friday according to sources, days after Hasina announced plans to return from exile.

Jul 23, 2026·1 source
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Top claims

  • ▪A United Nations report estimated that nearly 1,400 people were killed during the crackdown on the 2024 anti-government protests in Bangladesh.
  • ▪Mohammed Shahabuddin stated in his resignation letter that he suffers from heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, kidney complications, and autonomic neuropathy, which causes him to lose consciousness.
  • ▪A special tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced Sheikh Hasina to death in absentia in November 2025 for ordering a crackdown on the 2024 uprising.

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