BNP-nominates-Fakhrul

The ruling BNP has nominated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as its candidate for Bangladesh's President.After the resignation of Md. Shahabuddin, although Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed took charge of Bangabhaban, the position of the country's President remained practically vacant. An election is being held to fill that vacant post. Veteran politician Mirza Fakhrul is currently serving as the Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives in the present BNP government. He represents t...

As a student, he was a student leader; in his professional life, a teacher; and in the political arena, a combative figure. The BNP has now nominated this grassroots leader, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, for the nation's highest constitutional post—the presidency. The start of Mirza Fakhrul's political journey is somewhat unique. After leaving teaching to enter politics, he rose from a field-level activist to a leader, served as a municipality chairman, and later as a Member of Parliament and min...