Bangladesh Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed takes charge as acting President after Mohammed Sahabuddin resigns | World News

1 min readUpdated: Jul 25, 2026 09:51 AM Mohammed Sahabuddin resigned as the President of Bangladesh on Friday, citing health and personal reasons for his decision. Following his resignation, National Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed took charge as acting president of Bangladesh.
Ahmed was greeted with floral bouquets. Among them were National Parliament Deputy Speaker Barrer Kayser Kamal, Chief Whip Md Nurul Islam, Attorney General Barrer Ruhul Quddus Kajal, and Bangladesh National Parliament Secretariat Secretary Barrer Md Golam Sorwar Bhuiyan, according to a press release issued the National Parliament Secretariat.
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