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Bangladesh's parliament is poised to elect Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the 78-year-old secretary general of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party, as the nation's 23rd president in a largely ceremonial role.
India's government has disassociated itself from an upcoming virtual address by exiled Bangladesh former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, while Bangladesh has instructed its media not to air her speech scheduled for August 5.
Bangladesh's government is moving to overturn conditional bail granted to wanted former police inspector general Benazir Ahmed in the UAE, citing suspicions he holds passports from several nations.
Bangladesh will elect a new president when parliament convenes in September following President Mohammed Shahabuddin's resignation. The constitutional deadline requires the election within 90 days.
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin has resigned on health grounds, abandoning his five-year term that was not due to expire until 2028. Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed will assume interim leadership.
Bangladesh's President Mohammed Shahabuddin is expected to resign soon as political tensions escalate over exiled former premier Sheikh Hasina's announced return and concerns about reorganisation of the banned Awami League party.
Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh's exiled former prime minister, has pledged to return home and appear in court despite a death sentence handed down in absentia by a war crimes tribunal, insisting the conviction stems from political motivations rather than justice.
A Bangladesh tribunal has sentenced three police officers to death in absentia for killing protesters during the 2024 uprising that toppled PM Sheikh Hasina's government. Two others received life sentences plus 20 years.