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✊ Unrest
Bangladesh holds presidential election in first contested vote in 35 years
Bangladesh · Asia region
detected 2026-08-20T08:01:00Z
updated 2026-08-20T08:01:00Z
BNP's Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is pitted against ex-army officer Oli Ahmed, nominee of Jamaat-led 11-party alliance.
Single-source report, not yet corroborated.
Key facts
- Category
- ✊ Unrest
- Severity
- Low
- Confidence
- Low
- Sources
- 1
- Location
- Approximate (country level)
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