Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) gives a speech at the Suhrawardy Udyan during a rally as part of a nationwide protest against attack on sit-in programmes in the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 31, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) gives a speech at the Suhrawardy Udyan during a rally as part of a nationwide protest against attack on sit-in programmes in the capital Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 31, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), speaks during a press conference following the BNP's victory in the 13th general election, at the Hotel Intercontinental, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 14, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), speaks during a press conference following the BNP's victory in the 13th general election, at the Hotel Intercontinental, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 14, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Bangladesh elects ruling party veteran Alamgir as president

August 20th, 2026 | 11:48 AM WORLD Asia Pacific 1

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By Reuters

Bangladeshi ​lawmakers elected veteran ‌Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) ​leader ​Mirza Fakhrul Islam ⁠Alamgir ​as the ​country's new president on Thursday, ​making ​the long-time opposition ‌figure ⁠the head of state after ​his ​party ⁠came to ​power in ​a ⁠major political transition.

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