Absence of president now not constitutional, political decision: Nahid

He spoke to reporters at the capital's secretariat on Wednesday. Nahid Islam said, 'The current interim government has been formed with the support of the people through a mass coup. For the sake of stability and security of the state, we formed the government keeping the existing constitution and president. But if we feel that this setup is disrupting the administration of the interim government or the people are unhappy with this setup, then we will think and reevaluate this setup.

He said, "The question of whether the president will remain or not is not a legal or constitutional question in Bangladesh at the moment." It is absolutely a political decision. He said that the government is discussing the matter and urged everyone to remain calm.

It should be noted that the President There is pressure on the government to remove Sahabuddin. Many people are asking for the removal or resignation of the President over the resignation letter of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Will the President resign on his own, or will the government take the initiative in this matter—that is the main discussion. There were massive protests on Tuesday demanding the resignation of the President in various districts and educational institutions including the capital. Anti-discrimination student movement led rally and protest at Central Shaheed Minar.

Adviser Nahid said in this context, a decision on the president can be reached on the basis of political consensus and national consensus. Discussions are going on with various stakeholders and a decision will be reached through this. However, he also said that the government is giving the most importance to the stability, security and order of the state in taking decisions on the presidential issue.
Urging everyone to remain calm and not create anarchic situation, Nahid said, "There is no need for protest or agitation in Bangabhaban or anywhere else." We have received people's messages. This is being discussed. Decisions should be made through discussion.

The fallen fascist forces are trying to rise up, Nahid Islam said, complaining that domestic and foreign conspiracies are going on and he asked everyone to be careful so that those conspirators could not take any advantage.

An ultimatum has been given by the students regarding the President. When asked about this, Nahid said that the government is discussing. Through this, logical conclusions can be reached. Which will go in favor of the state and the people.