Bangladesh’s New President Elected as BNP Returns to Power

Bangladeshi lawmakers on Thursday elected veteran Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the country’s new president, elevating the longtime opposition figure to head of state following his party’s return to power.

Alamgir’s election marks a major political transition in Bangladesh and represents a significant rise for the veteran BNP leader, who has spent years as a prominent opposition figure.