Dhaka, July 24 -- Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin submitted his resignation letter to Major (Retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Bir Bikram, Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, citing severe health reasons, Bangabhaban said in a statement on Friday.

In the signed resignation letter addressed to the Speaker, the President stated, "I am severely ill. I am suffering from heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and kidney complications. I have undergone bypass surgery on my heart. Recently, medical tests identified a condition called Autonomic Neuropathy. Due to this disease, I occasionally lose consciousness briefly. Owing to physical and mental incapacity caused by the onset of these diseases, it is no longer possible for me to discharge t...