Newly elected president to take oath on Friday: Chief Whip

Voting to the country’s presidential election will be held on Thursday afternoon, while the newly elected president will take oath at Bangabhaban on Friday evening, Jatiya Sangsad Chief Whip Md Nurul Islam Moni said on Wednesday.

He disclosed this at a press conference at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban this afternoon following a meeting of the BNP Parliamentary Party.

“We will vote in the presidential election on Thursday afternoon after 35 years, Insha’Allah. Voting will begin at 2pm and continue till 5pm,” he said.

The chief whip said the Election Commission and parliament had decided to broadcast the voting process live five minutes before voting begins.

“The voting of the honourable president, honourable speaker, honourable prime minister, leader of the opposition and our presidential candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will be shown live,” he said.

He said the proceedings would then be recorded, and live broadcasting would resume five minutes before the conclusion of voting. The announcement of the election results would also be broadcast live.

“You will see a historic moment tomorrow (Thursday). A new journey of democracy will begin,” Nurul Islam said.

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He said the newly elected president would take the oath at Bangabhaban at 7:30pm on Friday.

Referring to the leadership of BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, the chief whip said the party had carried out a 17-year-long movement and struggle under his leadership before returning to government through a democratic election. “We want to establish democracy and give it an institutional shape.” 

He said both the government and the opposition wanted to work inclusively to establish democracy and maintain the country’s progress.

Referring to the presidential contest, he said the candidates are Oli Ahmad and Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

“The people of this country will once again witness how voting takes place. Insha’Allah, we will be able to elect a new president,” he said.

Whips Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu, Miah Nuruddin Ahmed Apu, ABM Ashraf Uddin Nizan and GK Gaus, lawmakers Amirul Islam Alim and Khandaker Abu Ashfaq, and Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony, among others, were present at the briefing.