{
  "id": 2137992,
  "title": "BNP's Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir elected 23rd president of Bangladesh",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/bnps-mirza-fakhrul-islam-alamgir-elected-23rd-president-of-bangladesh",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T12:24:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/bnp-leader-mirza-fakhrul-alamgir-wins-bangladesh-presidential-election-with-255-votes/articleshow/133377149.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Alamgir secured 255 votes in Thursday's presidential election held at the Jatiya Sangsad, Bangladesh's Parliament. His rival, Oli Ahmed, the candidate backed by an 11-party opposition alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP), received 88 votes. The voting took place between 2 pm and 5 pm local time under the supervision of chief election commissioner AMM…",
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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."
}