{"id":11949,"date":"2026-08-13T12:15:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T12:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11949"},"modified":"2026-08-13T12:15:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T12:15:34","slug":"bnp-nominates-stalwart-mirza-fakhrul-for-bangladesh-presidential-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11949","title":{"rendered":"BNP nominates stalwart Mirza Fakhrul for Bangladesh presidential poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133211235,imgsize-40016,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/bangladesh-flag.jpg\" alt=\"BNP nominates stalwart Mirza Fakhrul for Bangladesh presidential poll\" title=\"Bangladesh set for elections on August 20\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Bangladesh set for elections on August 20\">Bangladesh set for elections on August 20<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bangladesh\u2019s ruling Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday nominated its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as its candidate for the country\u2019s presidency, putting the 78-year-old veteran politician in a strong position to become the next head of state.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The presidential election is scheduled to be held on August 20.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>\u201cIt is with great pleasure that I announce on behalf of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party that our dedicated secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, has become the BNP\u2019s presidential candidate,\u201d senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said. If elected, Alamgir will become Bangladesh\u2019s 23rd president.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The nomination was announced following a meeting of senior BNP leaders with Prime Minister and party chairman Tarique Rahman, news agency PTI reports.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Presidential election follows Shahabuddin\u2019s resignation<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>The election was necessitated by the resignation of former president Mohammed Shahabuddin, who stepped down on July 24 citing serious health problems, around two years before his five-year term was due to end. However, some reports had alleged tensions with BNP-led government and that he had contacted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, a claim he dismissed as \u201cbaseless\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Under the Constitution, a new president must be elected within 90 days of the office falling vacant. Parliamentary Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad is currently serving as acting president.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>An economist by training, Alamgir began his political career as a left-leaning student activist when Bangladesh was still part of Pakistan. He joined the BNP in the early 1990s. He became the party\u2019s acting secretary general in 2011 and formally took over the post in 2016.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The BNP, which won the February 12 general election, currently holds a two-thirds majority in Parliament. Since Bangladesh\u2019s president is elected by Parliament, Alamgir is considered to be in a strong position to secure the post.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/south-asia\/bnp-nominates-stalwart-mirza-fakhrul-for-bangladesh-presidential-poll\/articleshow\/133210601.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bangladesh set for elections on August 20 Bangladesh\u2019s ruling Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday nominated its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as its candidate for the country\u2019s presidency, putting the 78-year-old veteran politician in a strong position to become the next head of state.The presidential election is scheduled to be held on August 20.\u201cIt 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