Mohammad Shahabuddin Takes Oath as Bangladesh's New President

Mohammad Shahabuddin Takes Oath as Bangladesh's New President

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: April 26 2023

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Veteran politician Mohammed Shahabuddin was sworn in as the 22nd president of Bangladesh.
His nickname is Chupu.
Parliamentary Speaker Shirin Sharmin Choudhury administered the oath of office to Shahabuddin, the 22nd president of the South Asian republic, at the Bangabhaban presidential palace in Dhaka.
Besides president Hasina and family members of the new president, politicians, Supreme Court judges, and senior civil and military officials attended the event.
Shahabuddin succeeds Abdul Hamid whose tenure ended on 24 April.
After the swearing-in ceremony, Shahabuddin signed the oath documents for the office of the president.
Md. Sahabuddin actively participated in the 6-Point Movement in 1966, Bhutta (Maize) Movement in 1967, mass uprisings in1969, the election of 1970 and Liberation War in 1971. Later, in 1975 he led a protest against the brutal killing of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujiburrahman along with his family members for which he was imprisoned for three years.

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