Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said that former President Mohammed Shahabuddin played a crucial role in preserving Bangladesh's constitutional order during the country's political crisis in 2024. He added that Shahabuddin cooperated with the current government and that the BNP views the presidency as a constitutional institution rather than an individual officeholder.
Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud has said the Election Commission (EC) will announce the schedule for Bangladesh's presidential election soon, adding that the election will be held within the 90-day constitutional deadline following President Mohammed Shahabuddin's resignation.
Former President Mohammed Shahabuddin will spend Friday night and Saturday at Bangabhaban despite stepping down from office earlier in the day.
A local Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader was seriously injured after being stabbed in broad daylight in Dhaka's Kadamtali area on Friday, in what his family alleges was an attack stemming from a long-standing political rivalry.
Following the resignation of President Mohammed Shahabuddin, National Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has assumed the role of Acting President in accordance with the Constitution. As a result, Deputy Speaker Barrister Kaisar Kamal will carry out the duties of the Speaker.
The Bomb Disposal Unit of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has recovered and safely defused several bomb-like objects found beneath the Motijheel Metro Rail Station, triggering panic in the area after controlled explosions.