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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Mirza Fakhrul elected as country's 23rd president
Dhaka Magazine Desk
Published: Thursday, 20 August 2026
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Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin announced the election results.
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.
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