Bangladesh elects veteran politician Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as president
Summary
Bangladesh’s Parliament elected Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the new president after the previous president resigned last month. Alamgir, a senior leader of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), won the vote against an opposition candidate in the first contested presidential election since 1991.Key Facts
- Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was elected president by Bangladesh’s Parliament with 255 votes.
- His main opponent, Oli Ahmed from the Jamaat-e-Islami party, received 88 votes.
- This was the first contested presidential election in Bangladesh since 1991.
- The previous president, Mohammed Shahabuddin, who was allied with ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned last month.
- Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh in August 2024 and her party was banned from politics since last year.
- The presidency in Bangladesh is mostly ceremonial but important during political crises.
- The new government is led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, who won a large victory after an interim government.
- Shahabuddin faced protests and calls for resignation for his connection to Hasina before stepping down.
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