Speculation mounts over President's possible resignation

The post quickly went viral, triggering widespread discussion and speculation about the president's future.

However, inquiries with political and government sources presented a different picture. A senior BNP leader said he had no idea about president's resignation information.

A source at Bangabhaban also said they were unaware of any such decision, adding that President Shahabuddin had given no indication of intending to step down.

As of Wednesday night, neither the government nor the Bangabhaban Press Wing had issued any official statement or press release regarding the reported resignation.

President Shahabuddin travelled to the United Kingdom in May for a medical check-up, his first overseas visit since the political changeover following August 5, 2024. He had previously undergone coronary bypass surgery in Singapore in October 2023.

As part of a follow-up medical evaluation, he underwent an angiogram at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge on May 12. Doctors detected a severe blockage in one of his coronary arteries and immediately performed an angioplasty, inserting a stent. After nine days under medical observation, he returned to Bangladesh. The Bangabhaban Press Wing later described his condition as 'stable and satisfactory.'

President Shahabuddin has previously spoken publicly about his desire to leave office. In an interview with Reuters in December last year, he said, "I want to leave here." Asked why he was considering resignation, he replied, "I don't like it."

During the interview, he also said he felt humiliated after his photographs were removed from several Bangladeshi missions abroad and the Bangabhaban press wing was withdrawn during the tenure of the interim government.

After the BNP assumed office following the February 2026 parliamentary elections, Shahabuddin continued to perform his constitutional duties and attended a number of state functions. During his address at the opening session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, lawmakers from opposition parties, including Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP), staged a walkout.