President Md. Abdul Hamid will take oath on Tuesday as head of the state for the second consecutive term.
Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury will administer his oath of office at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban at 7:30pm on Tuesday.
President's press secretary Joynal Abedin confirmed the media on Monday about the matter, reports UNB.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Chief Justice, former Presidents of the country, judges, cabinet members, lawmakers, senior politicians, foreign diplomats and other dignitaries are expected to be present at the oath-taking ceremony.
Md Abdul Hamid, nominated by ruling Awami League, was elected unopposed as President of Bangladesh for the second consecutive term on February 7.
Returning Officer of the presidential election and Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda declared Abdul Hamid elected as there was no other candidate in the presidential race.
During the announcement, the CEC said Abdul Hamid will be the 21st President of Bangladesh.
The present five-year tenure of Abdul Hamid expires on April 23 next as he took office on April 24, 2013.
According to article 123 of the Constitution, the Presidential election shall be held between 90 and 60 days before expiry of the five-year term.
The Election Commission on January 25 announced the schedule for the presidential election fixing February 18 for balloting.
According to Bangabhaban website, Md. Abdul Hamid was born on 1 January 1944 at Kamalpur in Mithamoin upazila under Kishoreganj district.
Abdul Hamid is the son of late Hazi Md. Tayeb Uddin and late Tomiza Khatun.
Hamid passed the Matriculation from Nikli GC High School in Kishoreganj.
He obtained both IA and BA degrees from Gurudayal College of Kishoregonj and LLB degree from Central Law College under the University of Dhaka.
On completion of his education, he engaged himself in the profession of law.
Hamid started his political career in 1959 by joining the then student front Chhatra League.
He was the founder President of Chhatra League of Kishoreganj Sub-division unit in 1964 and elected Vice-President of Chhatra League of Mymensingh district unit in 1966-67.
Hamid was imprisoned in 1968 for leading the then student movement. He joined Awami League at the end of 1969.
Hamid, a valiant freedom fighter, was the President of Kishoreganj district Awami League from 1978 to 2009 and the President of Kishoreganj District Bar Association for five times during 1990-96.
In the Pakistan National Assembly Election of 1970, Hamid was elected the junior-most member from Mymensingh-18 constituency.
In 1972, he became the Member of Constituent Assembly. As a pro-people and grassroots-level popular leader of Bangladesh Awami League, he was elected Member of Parliament for several times.
In the general elections of 1973, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2009, he was elected Member of Parliament from Kishoreganj-5 as an Awami League nominee.
Abdul Hamid was elected Deputy Speaker in the 7th Parliament on July 13, 1996 and held the post till July 10, 2001.
Later, he became Speaker of Parliament on July 12, 2001 and remained so till October 28, 2001.
In the 8th Parliament, he served as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition from November 01, 2001 to October 27, 2006.
He was elected Speaker in the 9th Parliament and served office from 2009 to 2013.
Abdul Hamid took the responsibility of President in- charge on March 14, 2013 when then President Md Zillur Rahman was under treatment in Singapore.
After the death of Zillur Rahman on March 20, 2013 in Singapore, Hamid became acting President from that day.
Later, he was elected President uncontested as the President of Bangladesh on April 22, 2013.
He was sworn in to the office of President of Bangladesh on April 24, 2013.
