Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir elected Bangladesh’s 23rd President

Dhaka, Aug 20 (IANS) BNP candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was elected as the 23rd President of Bangladesh on Thursday after defeating Oli Ahmed, the candidate backed by Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance, local media reported. Fakhrul secured 255 votes, while Ahmed could manage only 88 of the 343 valid votes cast in the presidential election held […]