PoliticsMirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir elected Bangladesh’s new president

Bangladesh Nationalist Party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, 78, was elected president in a parliamentary vote. He received 255 votes against 88 for his sole rival, Oli Ahmad, and will be sworn in on Friday evening.

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