DHAKA, April 24, 2023 (TBINN)
Veteran politician Mohammed Shahabuddin was sworn in as the 22nd president of Bangladesh today at a state ceremony attended by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her cabinet colleagues.
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to 73-year-old Shahabuddin at the historic Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban.
Besides premier Hasina and family members of the new president, politicians, supreme court judges and senior civil and military officials attended the event.
Shahabuddin succeeds Abdul Hamid whose tenure ended today. After the swearing-in ceremony, Shahabuddin signed the oath documents for the office of the president.
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