Mohammed Shahabuddin, controversy over Hasina's resignation, what did the president of Bangladesh say? – Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin's comment on Sheikh Hasina's resignation

Controversy has started around President Muhammad Sahabuddin's comments on the resignation of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Several advisors of the interim government have expressed anger about his statement. Hasnat Abdullah, one of the coordinators of the anti-discrimination movement, demanded Sahabuddin's resignation on this issue. This time the President clarified his statement on this issue. He appealed to everyone not to create any controversy about this. The editor-in-chief of 'Manbazmin' newspaper Matiur Rahman Chowdhury claimed that in a recent interview, the President of Bangladesh told him that he could not find Hasina's 'resignation letter'. The President also said that he does not have any 'proof' of Hasina's resignation. And after that, the controversy started in Bangladesh.

Asif Nazrul, Adviser on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of the Interim Government said that the President is lying about this. Protests have been held in many places demanding his resignation. A step ahead, Hasnat called the president a 'friend' of the Awami League and demanded his resignation. Addressing the President, Hasnat said, 'There is still time. Leave the luxury of Bangabhavan and find your own way.'

In the meantime, the President has clarified his statement on this controversy. He called on Hasina's resignation to be 'settled' and refrain from destabilizing or embarrassing the interim government by creating any fresh controversy over it. This was informed in a press release signed by Shiplu Zaman, Deputy Press Secretary of the Office of the President on Monday. It is said that the 'propaganda' carried out in various media by quoting the President on the issue of Hasina's resignation has created confusion in the public mind.

The question raised in people's minds about Hasina's resignation and emigration, dissolution of Parliament and the constitutional validity of the interim government is 'reflected in the order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court dated 8th August in Special Reference No-01/2024'. Along with this, it is said in the notification, “According to Article 106 of the Constitution, the President has given this opinion after seeking the opinion of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on August 8”. The President appealed to everyone not to create any new controversy on this settled issue