Archive · 13 Dec 2025
Bangladesh President Plans to Resign After Elections
The President of Bangladesh, Mohammed Shahabuddin, has said he wants to quit his job before his term is over.
He feels disrespected by the new leaders who took over after the old prime minister left.
The President's job is mostly about ceremonies, but he became more important when the old prime minister had to leave.
He says the new leaders have not been nice to him and have even taken down his pictures from government buildings.
He wants to stay until the new elections, but he is ready to go after that.
The new leaders have not said why they did these things, but the president feels very hurt and ignored.
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin plans to resign after February's parliamentary elections.
He feels humiliated by the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, citing the removal of his portraits from embassies and lack of meetings.
His role is largely ceremonial, with executive power resting with the prime minister and cabinet.
He became more prominent after the previous prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, fled to New Delhi in August 2024.
Opinion polls suggest that the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami and the former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are expected to form the next government.
- Who
- Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin
- What
- Plans to resign after February's parliamentary elections
- When
- After February's parliamentary elections
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Why
- Feels humiliated by the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus
President's Perspective
Interim Government's Actions
Humiliation and Sidelining
President's Perspective
President Shahabuddin feels humiliated and sidelined by the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, citing the removal of his portraits from embassies and lack of meetings.
Interim Government's Actions
The interim government has not publicly commented on the reasons behind the removal of the president's portraits or the lack of meetings.
- President
- Mohammed Shahabuddin
- Term Start
- 2023
- Term Length
- 5 years
- Current Government
- Interim government led by Muhammad Yunus
- Reason for Resignation
- Feeling humiliated by the interim government
- Role of President
- Ceremonial, commander-in-chief of armed forces
- Executive Power
- Rests with the prime minister and cabinet
- Expected Next Government
- Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP coalition
- Army Chief
- General Waker-uz-Zaman
Sources
"Felt Humiliated": Bangladesh President Wants To Quit After February Polls
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President of Bangladesh threatens to resign, narrates how he is being humiliated and sidelined by Yunus regime
