Alamgir was sworn in as President of Bangladesh at 19:30 local time at the presidential palace on the 21st. Bangladesh held a presidential election on the 20th. Mirza Fahr Islam Alamgir, the candidate of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was elected the 23rd president of Bangladesh. Former Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shehabuddin Choup resigned on July 24. According to the Constitution of Bangladesh, a new president should be elected within 90 days after the presidential post becomes vacant. Bangladesh has a parliamentary system. The president is the nominal head of state, and the term of office is 5 years.

Alamgir was sworn in as President of Bangladesh at 19:30 local time at the presidential palace on the 21st. Bangladesh held a presidential election on the 20th. Mirza Fahr Islam Alamgir, the candidate of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was elected the 23rd president of Bangladesh. Former Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shehabuddin Choup resigned on July 24. According to the Constitution of Bangladesh, a new president should be elected within 90 days after the presidential post becomes vacant. Bangladesh has a parliamentary system. The president is the nominal head of state, and the term of office is 5 years.