Dhaka,
The tenure of Mohammad Abdul Hameed, who has been the President of Bangladesh since 2013, ends on April 24.
Subsequently, the election commission of the country announced the election to choose the new president. Following this, former judge and freedom fighter Mohammad Shahabuddin was announced as the candidate of the ruling Awami League party for the post of President. At the same time, the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party did not field a candidate. In this situation, the Election Commission of the country accepted the nomination submitted by Mohammad Shahabuddin for the presidential election. The Election Commission announced that Mohammad Shahabuddin was chosen as the new President of the country as no one else filed nomination papers.
The current president Mohammad Abdul Hameed congratulated Mohammad Shahabuddin who has been selected as the new president over the phone.