President Abdul Hamid to take oath for 2nd term April 15

Secretariat Correspondent: President Md Abdul Hamid is expected to take oath on April 15 for the second consecutive term as the country’s 21st president.

Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will conduct the oath-taking ceremony which is set to be held at Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban at 7:00pm on the day.

President’s Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin told this to reporters on Thursday.

Since independence, 16 people have served Bangladesh as president for 19 terms, prior to Hamid.

Hamid is the 17th person to serve as president and the first to be in the position for the second consecutive term. The country’s constitution allows a president to serve the country for the second consecutive term.

On February 7, Hamid was re-elected uncontested as the president of the country. His present five-year tenure will expire on Apr 23 as he took office on Apr 24 in 2013.

Hamid became the acting president from that day after the death of Zillur Rahman on Mar 20, 2013.

Later, he was elected uncontested as the 20th president of Bangladesh on Apr 22 in 2013.
 

risingbd/Dhaka/April 05, 2018/Hassan/A K Azad