Presidential-election

Four more members are being added to the government’s Cabinet. The new president will administer their oaths at Bangabhaban this evening. The Cabinet expansion has been undertaken to accelerate government activities. Several ministries may also see reshuffles along with the addition of the new members. The four new members are BNP Standing Committee member Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan MP, Jatiya Party Chairman Barrister Andaleeve Rahman Partho MP, Sa Ching Prue Jerry who was elected from Bandarb...

Voting has ended in the election for the country’s 23rd president. Voting began at 2:10 pm Thursday and continued until 5 pm. Most members of Parliament exercised their voting rights within the first two hours of voting. However, BNP’s Mirza Abbas, independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana, expelled Jamaat lawmaker Gazi Nazrul Islam and Islami Andolan Bangladesh lawmaker Maulana Mahmudul Hossain Oliyullah were not seen casting their votes. BNP sources said Mirza Abbas, the lawmaker for Dhaka 8...

The result was widely anticipated, and it unfolded as expected. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is set to take office as president after winning the election through a vote in Parliament. Voting was held in the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday in the election for the country’s 23rd president. BNP nominated candidate Mirza Fakhrul won with 255 votes. His only rival, Oli Ahmed, the candidate of the 11-party alliance led by Jamaat e Islami, received 88 votes. Voting was held from 2 pm to 5 pm. The result was...

After his writ petition was dismissed by the High Court, Supreme Court lawyer Yunus Ali Akand has now filed an application with the Appellate Division seeking a suspension of the schedule for the presidential election. However, the lawyer said the case could not be heard on Wednesday. Earlier, the High Court on Tuesday summarily dismissed a writ petition filed by the lawyer challenging the validity of Article 70 of the Constitution, which concerns the vacation of a parliamentary seat for v...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin has described the presidential election as historic. He said, “The world is watching Bangladesh’s presidential election. Voting for the country’s new president will take place tomorrow, Thursday. All necessary preparations for the election have been completed.” He made the remarks while speaking about the overall preparations for the election at his office at the Election Commission building in Agargaon on Wednesday. Asked why the world...

The Election Commission (EC) has declared the nomination paper of Colonel (Retd.) Oli Ahmed, the candidate of the 11-party alliance, valid for the country’s 23rd presidential election. His candidacy was declared valid today, after scrutiny of the nomination papers. Colonel (Retd.) Oli Ahmed, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has been nominated for the presidency by the 11-party alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat e Islami. Oli Ahmed is the chairman of the LDP. The party is a...

The Election Commission has declared the nomination paper of BNP nominated candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir valid for the presidential election. Chief Election Commissioner and Election Officer AMM Nasir Uddin declared his candidacy valid today, Sunday, after scrutinizing the nomination paper. Earlier, on August 13, a nomination paper for Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was submitted to the Election Commission. Narsingdi 2 lawmaker and BNP Standing Committee member Dr. Abdul Moin Khan...

Major political parties, including the BNP, have reached a consensus in the July National Charter to increase the President's powers and establish a balance between the Prime Minister and the President. Although the new President may not receive these expanded powers immediately upon taking office, they could come into effect during his term.According to the schedule, the country's 23rd President will be elected on August 20. Despite political consensus to empower the new President further, it w...

As part of the process of fielding candidates for the presidential election, the ruling party BNP has collected two nomination papers.Today (Sunday), two nomination papers were collected on behalf of the party from the office of the Returning Officer at the Election Commission building in Agargaon, the capital.The nomination papers were collected by Chief Whip of the National Parliament Nurul Islam Moni and party leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on behalf of BNP. They obtained the papers from the office...