Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday submitted the nomination paper on behalf of its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir for the presidential election.
A BNP delegation led by its Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan submitted the nomination paper to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin, the Chief Election Officer for the presidential election, at the Election Building in the city's Agargaon.
BNP Standing Committee Member and Narsingdi-2 constituency lawmaker Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan proposed Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as a presidential candidate in the nomination paper, while BNP Standing Committee Member and Dhaka-3 constituency lawmaker Gayeshwar Chandra Roy supported it.
Earlier on Thursday, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman formally announced Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the BNP candidate for the presidency at a meeting of the party's Standing Committee.
The prime minister proposed Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's name for the presidential nomination, and the Standing Committee members unanimously approved the proposal.
The meeting was held today at the meeting room of the Cabinet Division at the Prime Minister's Office in Bangladesh Secretariat.
On August 9, Chief Whip of the Parliament Nurul Islam Moni and BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi collected the nomination paper from the office of the Chief Election Officer.
Earlier, the Election Commission (EC) announced the schedule for the presidential election on August 6. According to the schedule, August 13 was set as the date for submission of nomination papers, while voting will be held on August 20.
Senior Secretary of the EC Secretariat Akhtar Ahmed said the Chief Election Commissioner finalized the schedule in consultation with the Acting Speaker in accordance with Section 5(3) of the Presidential Election Act, 1991.
He said nomination papers could be submitted from 10 am to 4 pm on August 13. The nomination papers will be scrutinized on August 16. The last date for withdrawal of candidacy is August 18 until 4pm. Voting will be held on August 20 from 2pm to 5pm at the session room of Jatiya Sangsad.
Akhtar Ahmed said the voter list for the presidential election has already been prepared.