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Bangladesh elects ruling party veteran Alamgir as president

Low Severity Asia Bangladesh
Date Occurred Aug 20, 2026 17:35 UTC
Event Type General News
Source Al Jazeera
Recorded Aug 20, 2026
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Bangladesh elects Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir by parliamentary vote, filling vacancy after Shahabuddin's resignation.

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Bangladesh flag Bangladesh
Region Asia
Capital Dhaka
Population 19,578,421
GDP / Capita $1900.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #25283
  • Type General News
  • Region Asia
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Aug 20, 2026
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