EC validates Mirza Fakhrul, Oli Ahmed’s nominations for presidential election

The commission's senior secretary declared the nomination papers valid after scrutiny

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