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Bangladesh elects veteran politician Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as president

Hindustan Times - World · 20 August 2026 at 9:29 pm

Bangladesh elects veteran politician Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as president

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was a long-time secretary-general of BNP and steered the political movement against the 15-year rule of Hasina

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