Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, candidate of the ruling party BNP, has been elected as the 23rd President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He was elected head of state by the votes of parliament members.
On Thursday (August 20), after voting in a festive atmosphere in the session hall of the National Parliament, Mirza Fakhrul was declared victorious after counting.
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Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin announced the election results.
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He said, BNP candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir won by getting 255 votes. Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance candidate Colonel (retd.) Oli Ahmad got 88 votes.
