# Bangladesh’s New President Takes Oath of Office

https://mins.news/en/video/28780

- VOA Chinese, 2026-08-21 19:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duXB0LYup4I

> Bangladesh’s new president, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, took the oath of office on Aug. 21 as the South Asian country’s 23rd head of state. The 78-year-old veteran leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party will also serve as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, while executive power remains with the prime minister and cabinet.

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