BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul and LDP’s Oli Ahmed vie for presidency as 349 lawmakers cast ballots

EC receives three nomination papers; scrutiny set for August 16 ahead of the August 20 election

LDP chairman's papers signed by NCP and Jamaat lawmakers as proposer and seconder ahead of August 20 presidential election

Jamaat assistant secretary says uncontested election would undermine democratic practice

Nahid Islam says decision taken at alliance meeting in Dhaka

Oli Ahmed, president of the Liberal Democratic Party -- a component of the BNP-led 20-party alliance -- yesterday unveiled a new platform “Jatiya Muktimancha” to realise their 18-point demand, including the release of Khaleda Zia.