Md Shahabuddin Declared Elected President of Bangladesh: Gazette

Md Shahabuddin, a member of the Awami League Advisor Council, was on Monday declared elected as the as the 22nd President of Bangladesh, a gazette notification said.

Election Commission issued the gazette notification, signed by Election Commission Secretary Jahangir Alam, in this regard.

Earlier in the day, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal declared ruling party nominee Mohammed Shahabuddin, 74, the president-elect of the country, reports UNB.

The CEC made the announcement at the Election Commission Office at noon after scrutinizing the nomination paper submitted for the AL nominee on Sunday.

“As per the election schedule two nomination papers were submitted for Md Shahabuddin on Sunday and one of those was accepted as valid after scrutiny today. There was no need to accept the other nomination paper,” Habibul Awal told reports.

The ruling party's nominee was declared the next president of the country as no other political party with representation in parliament proposed any name for the presidential election.

President Hamid is set to complete his tenure on April 23 this year.

According to the constitution, a new president has to be elected within 90 to 60 days prior to the end of the incumbent president's tenure.