Mirza Fakhrul ‌Islam Alamgir elected Bangladesh's new President

Bangladeshi lawmakers on Thursday elected veteran Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the country's new President. The 78-year-old defeated Oli Ahmed, candidate of the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party opposition alliance, in 255-to-88 vote. The presidential election was triggered after ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's close confidant Mohammed Shahabuddin resigned from the post.