In Bangladesh, the National Citizen Party (NCP) has demanded the impeachment and arrest of President Mohammed Shahabuddin, accusing him of failing to act during the violence that erupted in July 2024.
Speaking to reporters after visiting the graves of the victims of the Pilkhana massacre in Dhaka yesterday, NCP convener and opposition chief whip Nahid Islam alleged that the president did not fulfill his responsibility as guardian of the state during the killings on July 24.
He said that the president cannot evade responsibility for the mass killing. The parliament must impeach him in its first session, and he should then be arrested. Mr. Nahid claimed that the president's silence during the unrest enabled the violence and made him complicit. He also referred to earlier protest movements that had demanded the president's resignation, saying that political divisions at the time prevented consensus despite public pressure.
The NCP leader also alleged that the head of state had violated his oath.
Our correspondent in Dhaka reports that, according to the Constitution of Bangladesh, a president can be impeached if two-thirds of the members of parliament support the motion, although no president has previously been removed through impeachment.