Shahabuddin Chuppu takes oath as 22nd Bangladeshi president
People's Daily Online
(Xinhua) 10:25, April 25, 2023
DHAKA, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Mohammed Shahabuddin Chuppu, a retired judge and former commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission, took the oath as the 22nd president of Bangladesh Monday, with parliament speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administering the oath of office to Shahabuddin.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, cabinet members and hundreds of distinguished guests attended the oath-taking ceremony, which was held in the historic Durbar Hall of the Bangabhaban, the presidential palace.
Outgoing president Md Abdul Hamid congratulated the newly elected president, the ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) party nominee who was elected unopposed on Feb. 13.
Hamid's second and last tenure expires on Monday.
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