# Bangladesh lawmakers set to elect Alamgir president

https://mins.news/en/item/26959

- DW, 2026-08-20 05:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/bangladesh-lawmakers-set-to-elect-alamgir-president/a-78438534?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Bangladesh's parliament is due to elect a new president on Thursday. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party is widely expected to win, as the party holds more than a two-thirds majority and the presidency is largely ceremonial.

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