President Mohammed Shahabuddin has quit office bringing days of speculation to an end to two years ahead the end of his full five-year tenure.
The 76-year-old, widely known as “Chuppu”, was elected by parliament in 2023 with support from Hasina’s Awami League.
When a student revolt ousted the autocratic Hasina in 2024, calls mounted for the president to be removed, too. 
Shahabuddin was accused of speaking to Hasina by phone while he was undergoing medical treatment in London in May, an allegation he has denied.
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed of the governing Bangladesh Nationalist Party said Thursday the government was not aware of the president having submitted his resignation.
“If he wants to resign, he would have to submit his resignation letter to the speaker in accordance with the Constitution,” he told reporters.
