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Bangladesh to Hold Presidential Election on August 20: EC
The vote follows Shahabuddin’s resignation and will be held in parliament, with nomination filing due August 13 and scrutiny starting August 16.
- The Bangladesh Election Commission announced on Thursday that the country will hold a presidential election on August 20 at the Jatiya Sangsad session hall in Dhaka, following former President Mohammed Shahabuddin's resignation last month.
- Shahabuddin resigned on July 24, citing health complications, nearly two years before his five-year term ended; speculation persists that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's administration felt uncomfortable with the ceremonial president.
- Local media reports claimed Shahabuddin contacted ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, disappointing leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, though the former president dismissed such allegations as "baseless."
- Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed is serving as Acting President for a 90-day constitutional period, overseeing administrative formalities and the electoral roll preparation ahead of polling.
- Shahabuddin, a 1971 Liberation War veteran, was the only constitutional official to retain his position after the 2024 student-led protests that ousted the Awami League government.
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Bangladesh to hold presidential election on August 20: EC
Nomination papers will be accepted at the office of the Chief Election Commissioner on August 13. The scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on August 16. The last date for withdrawal of candidature is August 18
·Chennai, India
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Total News Sources18
Leaning Left5Leaning Right8Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Right
Bias Distribution
- 57% of the sources lean Right
57% Right
L 36%
R 57%
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