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...
