{
  "id": 221125,
  "title": "Bangladesh to elect new president on August 20 after Mohammed Shahabuddin's resignation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/bangladesh-to-elect-new-president-on-august-20-after-mohammed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T12:07:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/world/bangladesh-to-elect-new-president-on-august-20-after-mohammed-shahabuddins-resignation-11786017740012.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Under Bangladesh's Constitution, members of parliament elect the president, while the Election Commission conducts the electoral process. The election became due after Mohammed Shahabuddin resigned as president on July 24, citing health complications.",
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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."
}