# Bangladesh parliament votes in new president

https://mins.news/en/item/27562

- TASS, 2026-08-20 17:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175765

> Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been elected Bangladesh’s 23rd president in a parliamentary vote. The ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate received 255 votes, while opposition-backed Oli Ahmad won 88. It was the first Bangladeshi presidential election in 35 years to feature two candidates.

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