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President M Abdul Hamid congratulated Mohammed Shahabuddin on being elected the country’s 22nd head of state as his successor.
Hamid greeted the newly elected president over phone and wished him success, said president’s press secretary Joynal Abedin on Monday.
Earlier on the day, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal declared Shahabuddin, Awami League Advisory Council member and the party’s nominee, the president-elect of Bangladesh unopposed, reports UNB.
Habibul Awal the announcement at the Election Commission Office at noon after scrutinizing Shahabuddin’s nomination paper submitted on Sunday.
As per the election schedule two nomination papers were submitted for Shahabuddin on Sunday and one of those was accepted as valid after scrutiny today. There was no need to accept the other nomination paper.
A gazette was issued in the afternoon in this regard.
President Abdul Hamid is set to complete his tenure on April 23 this year.
Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul
