She resigned as Speaker on 2 September, 2024—27 days after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government. After the Awami League came to power in the 2008 election, Abdul Hamid was elected Speaker. When he was later elected President, Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury was chosen as Speaker on 30 April, 2013, and had held the position continuously since then.
Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury is accused in a case related to violence during the July mass uprising. On 27 August, 2024, a murder case was filed against her and 17 others, including former Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, over the death of goldsmith Muslim Uddin (38), who was shot in Rangpur.