The Election Commission (EC) on Monday issued a notification announcing Awami League (AL) nominee Md Shahabuddin as the President of Bangladesh, reports BSS.
According to the Presidential Election Act (Act No.27 of 1991) and the announcement of the election commissioner, Md Shahabuddin has been elected as the President of Bangladesh, said the notification signed by EC Secretary Md Jahangir Alam.
Earlier, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal made the declaration at the Election Commission Office this afternoon after scrutinising the nomination paper submitted on Sunday.
Two nomination papers were submitted for the presidential election on behalf of Shahabuddin on Sunday and one of those was accepted as valid after scrutiny today. There was no need to accept the other nomination paper.
A gazette was issued in the afternoon in this regard.
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.
