PoliticsBangladesh holds first contested presidential election in 35 years

Bangladesh is voting in its first contested presidential election since 1991. Ruling BNP candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir faces former army officer Oli Ahmad, nominated by the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party opposition alliance. Alamgir is widely expected to win because the BNP holds a decisive majority among the 349 eligible lawmakers.

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