Who is BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir, Bangladesh President-elect? His stance on India and Sheikh Hasina

3 min readUpdated: Aug 21, 2026 12:19 AM IST Bangladeshi lawmakers on Thursday elected veteran Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the country’s new President. The 78-year-old defeated retired army Colonel Oli Ahmed in Bangladesh’s first contested presidential election in 35 […]