Bangladesh’s former president Shahabuddin Ahmed passes away
Highlights:
- Shahabuddin Ahmed, the former President of Bangladesh has passed away at the age of 92 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- He was the interim head of state as the consensus nominee of all parties amid a mass upsurge in 1990 to topple ex-military dictator HM Ershad.
- Shahabuddin Ahmed also served as the President of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001.
- He was responsible for holding a "free and credible" election in the country in February 1991.
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