Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday (February 13, 2023) declared ruling party nominee Mohammed Shahabuddin, Awami League Advisory Council member, the president-elect of Bangladesh.
The CEC declared him elected at the Election Commission Office at noon after scrutinizing the nomination paper submitted on Sunday (February 12, 2023) .
“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.
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A gazette will be issued today in this regard, he said.
