The 22nd presidential election of Bangladesh will be held on February 19.
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal announced the schedule following a meeting on Wednesday.
Candidates will have to submit their nomination papers by February 12, which will be scrutinized on February 13.
The deadline for withdrawal of candidature is February 14.
The presidential election will be conducted by the chief election commissioner, who is the electoral officer of the election.
Nominations have to be submitted at the electoral officer's office (office of the chief election commissioner) during office hours on the appointed day.
If the number of candidates does not exceed one, the only candidate will be declared elected unopposed. And if there is more than one candidate, voting will be held according to the rules in the session room of parliament.
The Awami League's Md Abdul Hamid was elected president in the last two elections.
He was sworn in for the second term on April 24, 2018.
Abdul Hamid will not be eligible for re-election when his second consecutive term ends on April 23.
His first five-year tenure expired on the same date in 2018, after he took office in 2013.
The Election Commission has to hold the presidential election within January 24-February 22. Article 123 of the Constitution says the presidential election must be held 90 to 60 days before the expiry of the five-year term.