Sources at the Bangabhaban say the meeting all but confirmed that Hamid was entering the presidential palace long-term
After Hasina saw him at noon on Wednesday, senior Awami League leaders Tofail Ahmed and Syed Ashraful Islam also met the Acting President in the evening.
The media is speculating about who is going to the office following President Md Zillur Rahman’s death.
Several names including Speaker Hamid, the Speaker of Parliament, Awami League Presidium member and Deputy Leader of Parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury, Deputy Speaker Shawkat Ali, Planning Minister AK Khandaker have come up.
According to the Election Commission, the presidential election will take place in Parliament on Apr 29. The aspirants will be able to submit nomination papers on Apr 21 and withdraw those until Apr 24.
Seeking anonymity, sources at the Bangabhaban told bdnews24.com Hasina and Hamid discussed the presidential polls during the one-hour meeting. The Prime Minister sought Hamid’s opinion on possible candidates for presidency.
The Prime Minister went to the Speaker’s residence in the parliament complex in the afternoon and had a meeting at the living room on the first floor after spending a few minutes on the ground floor.
Sources say the head of the government and the stand-in head of the state discussed the President’s role and the relation with the Prime Minister.
Hamid, a long-term political associate of Hasina, suggested she considered all sides if she was to take the executive decision. They also discussed the duties of the President.
The relation between the Prime Minister’s Office and the President’s Office was also discussed. It was also discussed how the President could assist the government.
Bangladesh’s 19th President Zillur Rahman passed away at a Singapore hospital on Mar 20. Speaker Hamid has been discharging the duties as the Acting President. He will do so until a new President is elected.
After Hasina saw him at noon on Wednesday, senior Awami League leaders Tofail Ahmed and Syed Ashraful Islam also met the Acting President in the evening.
The media is speculating about who is going to the office following President Md Zillur Rahman’s death.
Several names including Speaker Hamid, the Speaker of Parliament, Awami League Presidium member and Deputy Leader of Parliament Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury, Deputy Speaker Shawkat Ali, Planning Minister AK Khandaker have come up.
According to the Election Commission, the presidential election will take place in Parliament on Apr 29. The aspirants will be able to submit nomination papers on Apr 21 and withdraw those until Apr 24.
Seeking anonymity, sources at the Bangabhaban told bdnews24.com Hasina and Hamid discussed the presidential polls during the one-hour meeting. The Prime Minister sought Hamid’s opinion on possible candidates for presidency.
The Prime Minister went to the Speaker’s residence in the parliament complex in the afternoon and had a meeting at the living room on the first floor after spending a few minutes on the ground floor.
Sources say the head of the government and the stand-in head of the state discussed the President’s role and the relation with the Prime Minister.
Hamid, a long-term political associate of Hasina, suggested she considered all sides if she was to take the executive decision. They also discussed the duties of the President.
The relation between the Prime Minister’s Office and the President’s Office was also discussed. It was also discussed how the President could assist the government.
Bangladesh’s 19th President Zillur Rahman passed away at a Singapore hospital on Mar 20. Speaker Hamid has been discharging the duties as the Acting President. He will do so until a new President is elected.
As per the law, the President is elected through a open voting by the Members of Parliament, and the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) acts as the Election Officer.
Ever since parliamentary democracy was introduced in Bangladesh, the Members of Parliament have only once voted and elected the President in 1991, as there were several candidates running for the post.
But later, the trend changed and ruling party candidates are elected uncontested to the office.
If elected, Abdul Hamid will be the 20th President of Bangladesh.
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