{
  "id": 2110916,
  "title": "Meet Mirza Islam Alamgir and Colonel Oli Ahmed, nominees for Bangladesh presidential election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/meet-mirza-islam-alamgir-and-colonel-oli-ahmed-nominees-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T09:49:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/world/meet-mirza-islam-alamgir-and-colonel-oli-ahmed-nominees-for-bangladesh-presidential-election-11787215358694.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bangladesh's presidential election commenced, marking the first contested race in 35 years. Lawmakers are voting for the 23rd president, with BNP's Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and LDP's Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmed as candidates. Results are expected shortly after vote counting concludes.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}