Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu elected As Bangladesh's New President

The tenure of incumbent Hamid will end on April 23…

A former judge and freedom fighter, Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu, was elected unopposed as Bangladesh's 22nd President.

According to the country's Chief Election Commission, 74-year-old Chuppu will replace the longest serving President Mohammad Abdul Hamid.

This development came after the Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal scrutinised nomination papers and declared Chuppu, a member of the Awami League Advisory Council and the party's nominee, the President-elect of Bangladesh, unopposed.

On Monday, a gazette was issued on the appointment of the new Bangladesh President by the Chief Election Commissioner, news agency PTI quoted a report by news agency UNB.

The tenure of incumbent Hamid, the longest-serving president of Bangladesh, will end on April 23, and according to the Constitution norms, he cannot hold a third term.

Senior Awami League leader and seven-time lawmaker Hamid was elected Bangladesh president in the last two elections.

He was sworn in for his second term on April 24, 2018.

Hamid greeted the newly elected president over the phone and wished him good luck and success on Monday, the President's Press Secretary told UNB.

After his retirement as a district and sessions judge, Chuppu served as one of the commissioners of the independent Anti-Corruption Commission.

He then joined politics and became a member of the Awami League Advisory Council, which comprises senior party leaders and technocrats.