2026 Bangladeshi presidential election

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A presidential election was held on 20 August 2026 to elect the 23rd president of Bangladesh. It took place following the resignation of Mohammed Shahabuddin, the 22nd president of Bangladesh, citing health reasons. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was elected as the president, receiving almost three-fourths of the parliamentary votes. It was Bangladesh's first contested presidential election in 35 years, the last one being in 1991.

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