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sentences that state something as happening or true
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Bangladesh's Parliament elected ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the country's new president on Thursday.
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The BNP, which holds more than a two-thirds majority in parliament, secured the largely ceremonial post for Alamgir, defeating retired army officer-turned-politician Oli Ahmed of the opposition Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance.
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Alamgir won with 255 votes to Oli's 88 to become the 23rd president of the country of 173 million.
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It was the first contested presidential election since 1991, when Bangladesh became a parliamentary democracy.
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The vote comes after former president Mohammed Shahabuddin, a close ally of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned last month citing health concerns.
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What did Alamgir and Oli say?
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"I dream of a happy, prosperous, and welfare-oriented state where marginalized communities, hard-working people, and daily wage earners can afford meals twice a day," Alamgir, 78, said Thursday before the vote, according to the state news agency BSS.
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His challenger, 87-year-old Oli, said the country had "high hopes" for his presidency.
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"We expect you to serve the country by putting national interests above personal interests," he said after the vote.
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Bangladesh's close ally China congratulated Alamgir, saying it looked forward to "a shared future in the new era," its high commission in the capital, Dhaka, said in a statement.
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In February, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's BNP won a landslide victory in the first election since Hasina's 2024 ouster.
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Hasina remains in exile in India.
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Hasina → remain → India
She was found guilty in absentia in November of crimes against humanity and sentenced to be hanged.
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Rights groups say her rule was marked by widespread abuses, including the murder of rivals and supression of political opposition.
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Born in 1948, Alamgir entered politics while studying economics at Dhaka University.
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He was a key student leader in the 1969 uprising opposing military rule by Pakistan, before becoming an economics teacher.
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He joined the BNP in the early 1990s and rose steadily through its ranks.
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He became well known nationally as an opposition leader during Hasina's 15-year rule and was repeatedly arrested under her government, facing dozens of charges he said were politically motivated.
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Alamgir has been hailed in the media for "keeping the BNP organized and maintaining the party's political presence during difficult times," referring to Hasina's rule.
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As president, he will serve as the head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
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He is expected to be sworn in on Friday evening.
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Edited by: Zac Crellin
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