{
  "id": 2243368,
  "title": "Bangladesh elects Alamgir as new president",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/bangladesh-elects-alamgir-as-new-president",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Qatar Tribune",
    "slug": "qatar-tribune",
    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/249731/world/bangladesh-elects-alamgir-as-new-president"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "dpaDhakaSenior politician Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, 78, has been overwhelmingly elected president of Bangladesh, the country’s top election official announced on Thursday, in th...",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to be next Bangladesh President: Good or bad news for India, Sheikh Hasina?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/mirza-fakhrul-islam-alamgir-to-be-next-bangladesh-president-good-or",
        "published": "2026-08-20T17:25:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Bangladesh elects BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul as president",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/bangladesh-elects-bnp-leader-mirza-fakhrul-as-president",
        "published": "2026-08-20T18:29:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}