# Bangladesh elects ruling party veteran Alamgir as president

https://mins.news/en/item/27610

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-20 17:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/20/bangladesh-elects-ruling-party-veteran-alamgir-as-president?traffic_source=rss

> Bangladesh’s parliament elected Bangladesh Nationalist Party veteran Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir president by 255 votes to 88. He succeeds Mohammed Shahabuddin, who resigned early for health reasons. The largely ceremonial presidency also carries the roles of head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

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