Ruling BNP candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was elected president with 255 votes, according to the reported results of the presidential election. National Parliament Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni said the new president will take the oath at Bangabhaban at 7pm on Friday. The report was published on August 20, 2026.
His opponent, Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmed Bir Bikram, the candidate of the 11-party alliance, received 88 votes. Chief Election Commissioner A M M Nasir Uddin announced the result after voting was held from 2pm to 5pm on Thursday.
There were 349 eligible voters in the election. Three lawmakers were absent: Mirza Abbas of the Dhaka-8 constituency, Mostafa Kamal Pasha of Chattogram-3, and independent Brahmanbaria-2 member Rumin Farhana. The chief whip’s statement sets the inauguration ceremony for Friday evening at Bangabhaban.
আমার দেশ অনলাইন প্রকাশ : ২০ আগস্ট ২০২৬, ১৮: ২৫ রাষ্ট্রপতি নির্বাচনে ভোট গ্রহণ শেষ হবে বিকেল পাঁচটায়। নতুন রাষ্ট্রপতি আগামীকাল শুক্রবার সন্ধ্যা সাতটায় বঙ্গভবনে শপথ নেবেন বলে জানিয়েছেন জাতীয় সংসদের চিফ হুইপ নূরুল ইসলাম মনি। রাষ্ট্রপতি নির্বাচনে ২৫৫ ভোট
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