Bangladesh’s Cabinet Division issued notifications announcing President Md Shahabuddin’s resignation and assigning parliamentary Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Bir Bikram, to perform presidential duties. The separate notifications were issued on Friday and published on Saturday, according to the report.

A notification signed by Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani said Shahabuddin relinquished his office on Friday under Article 50(3) of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. It said the resignation would take effect immediately.

A second notification said that, following Shahabuddin’s departure from the presidency, Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed would perform the president’s duties under Article 54 of the constitution until a subsequent president is elected. The order placing him in charge also took immediate effect.