Politics

Bangladesh holds presidential election in first contested vote in 35 years

BNP's Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is pitted against ex-army officer Oli Ahmed, nominee of Jamaat-led 11-party alliance.

Al Jazeera English — Al Jazeera English

20 August 2026

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