The Economic Times

Bangladesh president, backed by ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, to resign on Friday, say sources

Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin will resign from his post this Friday. This development follows Sheikh Hasina's announcement of her return from exile. Hasina was sentenced to death in absentia for ordering a student uprising crackdown. Public pressure mounts on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's government to remove Hasina's allies. Parliament speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad may serve as interim president.