Md Shahabuddin Chuppu to become 22nd Prez of Bangladesh

Former Judge and anti-corruption commissioner Md Shahabuddin Chuppu is poised to become the 22nd President of Bangladesh with the ruling Awami League, which holds absolute majority in Parliament, nominating him for the top post. A delegation of Awami League, led by the General Secretary Obaidul Quader, submitted Chupu’s nomination papers at the Election Commission earlier in the day. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is also Bangladesh Awami League chief, has nominated Shahabuddin Chuppu for the post of chairman of the party’s publicity and publication sub-committee in accordance with Article 25 (1) (a) of the party’s constitution. Of 350 parliamentary seats, the Awami League currently has 302, while the main opposition Jatiya Party has 26. The Workers Party has four seats; Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh and Gono Forum have two each; Bangladesh Tarikat Federation and Jatiya Party (Manju) have a single seat each; and three remaining seats are occupied by independents. After the nomination was filed, Chupu said: “Everything was done with blessings of Almighty.”