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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Julhas Alam

Bangladesh’s president and long-time ally of ousted PM Hasina resigns

Bangladesh’s president Mohammed Shahabuddin, appointed during the rule of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned Friday halfway through his term following years of political turbulence in the South Asian country.

A new government headed by Tarique Rahman, the son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and Hasina’s archrival, came to power with a landslide victory in February after 18 months of interim rule under Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus. Hasina stepped down and fled to India in August 2024 following an anti-government movement that ended her 15-year rule.

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