Speaker of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury resigned on Monday.
She presented her resignation letter to President Mohammad Shahabuddin on Monday.
A gazette notification of the Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry issued in this regard on Monday evening.
Shirin Sharmin resigned after 27 days since the resignation and fleeing of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 5 August.
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury became the speaker of the parliament for the first time on 30 April, 2013. She had remained in that position
uninterruptedly since then. She was elected as a Member of Parliament from Rangpur-6 constituency in 2014 national elections.
Amid the filing of cases against politicians related to the Awami League, a case has been lodged against Shirin too.
On August 27, Shirin was accused in a murder case over the death of a jewelry worker named Muslim Uddin in Rangpur during the recent protests.
Muslim's wife Dilruba Akter lodged the case with Rangpur Metropolitan Magistrate Court, accusing 17 people including Shirin.
Former commerce minister Tipu Munshi is currently in prison over this case.
