2018 Bangladeshi presidential election

The Bangladeshi presidential election of 2018 was held on February 18, 2018, as the tenure then incumbent president was set to end on April 23, 2018.[1] Earlier, on January 25, 2018, the Election Commission announced the election schedule.[2] President Abdul Hamid was nominated for the second time as the candidate to run for election by the ruling party.[3] Hamid was declared president by the Election Commission as no other candidate submitted nomination papers to the commission. He was sworn in by the speaker on April 24, 2018. He was the first to be reelected as president in the history of Bangladesh.[4][5]

References
  1. "Presidential Election February 18". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. Gazette of Election Announcement (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2018
  3. "Handing the nomination paper". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. "Unique record by Hamid". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  5. "Swearing-in ceremony of Hamid". BSS News. Archived from the original on 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2018-04-27.


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