BNP nominates stalwart Mirza Fakhrul for Bangladesh presidential poll

Bangladesh set for elections on August 20Bangladesh’s ruling Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday nominated its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as its candidate for the country’s presidency, putting the 78-year-old veteran politician in a strong position to become the next head of state.The presidential el

EC receives three nomination papers; scrutiny set for August 16 ahead of the August 20 election