孟加拉国总统穆罕默德·沙哈布丁于周五宣布辞职[1]。官方宣称辞职原因为医疗考量[1]，但当地媒体报道指他是在现任政府施压下做出这一决定，压力源于他在5月伦敦就医期间曾与已下台的总理谢赫·哈西娜通过电话[1]。
议长哈菲兹·乌丁·艾哈迈德已接受沙哈布丁的辞职申请[1]，并将根据宪法规定临时接任总统职位，直至议会选举产生新总统[1]。
沙哈布丁是被推翻总理谢赫·哈西娜的亲密盟友[1]。他于2023年4月24日宣誓就任孟加拉国第22任总统[1]。哈西娜于2024年8月下台并逃往印度，结束了其长达15年的统治[1]。2月，由塔里克·拉赫曼领导的政府以压倒性胜利上台[1]。
此前，由学生领导人成立的全国公民党长期要求沙哈布丁辞职并被捕[1]。11月，孟加拉国特别法庭以哈西娜下令镇压起义罪名对其缺席判处死刑[1]。根据联合国报告，该次镇压中共有近1400人丧生[1]。
Bangladesh's President Muhammad Shahbuddin announced his resignation on Friday [1]. He cited medical reasons for his departure [1], though local media reported that he stepped down under pressure from the current government [1].
Shahbuddin, who had been a close ally of ousted Premier Sheikh Hasina, faced mounting criticism following a phone call he made to Hasina during a medical visit to London in May [1]. Parliamentary Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed accepted the resignation and will assume the presidency on an interim basis until lawmakers elect a new president, in accordance with the constitution [1].
Shahbuddin had taken office as Bangladesh's 22nd president on April 24, 2023 [1]. His departure comes as the country continues to navigate political turbulence following Hasina's ouster in August 2024, which ended her 15-year tenure [1]. The Tareq Rahman government came to power in February with an overwhelming victory [1].
The transition has been marked by efforts to hold Hasina accountable for her administration's actions. In November, a special tribunal in Bangladesh convicted Hasina in absentia and imposed a death sentence, accusing her of ordering a crackdown on protests [1]. A UN report documented nearly 1,400 deaths during that crackdown [1]. The Citizens' Party, founded by student leaders, had long demanded Shahbuddin's resignation and arrest [1].