BANGLADESH NEWS
Speaker Md Abdul Hamid is likely to be sworn in as the 20th president of
the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, two highly placed government
sources confirmed last night.
Hamid, who has been discharging the presidential responsibilities since March 14 during to President Zillur Rahman’s absence due to his deteriorating health, has already been forwarded the message.
A freedom fighter Hamid hails from Kishoreganj district, the very place from where Zillur Rahman had come.
The Election Commission will shortly hold an election in parliament to elect the next president.
As per the constitution, in the case of a vacancy in the office of the president due to death, resignation or removal, the EC must hold elections to elect new president within the period of 90 days after the occurrence of the vacancy.
AL insiders said the government high command had a mental preparation that it might need to elect a new president, as Zillur Rahman’s condition deteriorated over the last few days,
After talking to close circles like Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, Matia Chowdhury, Syed Ashraful Islam, and a few others in and out of the government and the Awami League, the prime minister picked Hamid, insiders added.
Hamid, who was the chairman of freedom fighter recruiting camp at Meghalaya in India and the commander of a sub-sector of Bangladesh Liberation Force (Mujib Bahini), was elected member of parliament six times — in 1973, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2008 — from Kishoreganj-5 constituency.
In the National Assembly Election of 1970, he was elected as the most junior member from Mymensingh-18 constituency.
Hamid was the president of Kishoreganj district Awami League before being elected as the Speaker of the 9th Parliament. Earlier in the seventh Parliament of 1996, he was unanimously elected as the Deputy Speaker and later became the Speaker. In the Eighth Parliament he served as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
As the present government finishes its tenure in January 2014, Hamid will be in office for most of the tenure of the next government, no matter whichever party or parties forms it.
He will also have to go through a crucial political situation ahead of the next general polls, as the ruling AL and opposition BNP are at loggerheads over the mode of the poll-time government.
According to the constitution, the president shall hold office for a term of five years from the date of his joining office.
Sources said deputy Speaker Col (retd) Shawkat Ali might be made the Speaker at the next parliament session and then a new deputy Speaker would be picked to fill Ali’s place.
Hamid, who has been discharging the presidential responsibilities since March 14 during to President Zillur Rahman’s absence due to his deteriorating health, has already been forwarded the message.
A freedom fighter Hamid hails from Kishoreganj district, the very place from where Zillur Rahman had come.
The Election Commission will shortly hold an election in parliament to elect the next president.
As per the constitution, in the case of a vacancy in the office of the president due to death, resignation or removal, the EC must hold elections to elect new president within the period of 90 days after the occurrence of the vacancy.
AL insiders said the government high command had a mental preparation that it might need to elect a new president, as Zillur Rahman’s condition deteriorated over the last few days,
After talking to close circles like Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, Matia Chowdhury, Syed Ashraful Islam, and a few others in and out of the government and the Awami League, the prime minister picked Hamid, insiders added.
Hamid, who was the chairman of freedom fighter recruiting camp at Meghalaya in India and the commander of a sub-sector of Bangladesh Liberation Force (Mujib Bahini), was elected member of parliament six times — in 1973, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2008 — from Kishoreganj-5 constituency.
In the National Assembly Election of 1970, he was elected as the most junior member from Mymensingh-18 constituency.
Hamid was the president of Kishoreganj district Awami League before being elected as the Speaker of the 9th Parliament. Earlier in the seventh Parliament of 1996, he was unanimously elected as the Deputy Speaker and later became the Speaker. In the Eighth Parliament he served as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition.
As the present government finishes its tenure in January 2014, Hamid will be in office for most of the tenure of the next government, no matter whichever party or parties forms it.
He will also have to go through a crucial political situation ahead of the next general polls, as the ruling AL and opposition BNP are at loggerheads over the mode of the poll-time government.
According to the constitution, the president shall hold office for a term of five years from the date of his joining office.
Sources said deputy Speaker Col (retd) Shawkat Ali might be made the Speaker at the next parliament session and then a new deputy Speaker would be picked to fill Ali’s place.
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