president candidates

president candidates

Bangladesh’s 23rd President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Photo: Courtesy

Mirza Fakhrul elected 23rd President of Bangladesh

His rival, opposition Jamaat-led alliance nominee Oli Ahmad, secured 88 votes.

Illustration: TBS

Presidential election on 20 Aug

Logo of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

BNP authorises Tarique to decide presidential nominee, backs five-phase local polls

The photo collage shows (from left) Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Nazrul Islam Khan, Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain and Abdul Moyeen Khan. Photo: TBS Collage

Four senior BNP leaders who emerge as potential contenders for presidency