The last date for the filing of nomination papers for the new presidential election is tomorrow Sunday (February 12).
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Autan announced the schedule of the election on January 25, keeping the election day on February 19, who will serve as the ‘electoral officer’ of the presidential election.
According to the schedule, the nomination papers will be verified on February 13, the last date for withdrawal of candidature will be held at the National Parliament House, from 2 pm to 5 pm.
According to the Constitution, the President may hold his office for the next five years from the date of assuming office. Abdul Hamid took office on April 24, 2018. Accordingly, the five years of his tenure will end on April 23. Meanwhile, if the post is vacant due to the end of the President's meeting, the election will be held in the 90 days from the next ninety days. In the light of all these provisions of the constitution, the counting of the next presidential election will start counting 24 Jan.
In 2018, the schedule of the election was announced on 25th February, the last time for filing the nomination paper was 5 February, the selection of the nomination papers was 7 February and the election was scheduled to be held on February 10 and the polling was held on February 10.
For the election of the president, one should be a proponent and a supporter from among the members of parliament and members of parliament. The current parliament is the majority party in the parliament. That is why the candidate from this party will be the one who will be elected. On the other hand, if there is no other candidate of the ruling party, the candidate of the ruling party will know on Sunday who will be the 22nd president of the country. But if he is not going to withdraw from the legal obligation, he will not withdraw and leave the same candidate.
‘Former’ President Md. Zillur Rahman was under treatment in Singapore from March 14, 2013. Abdul Hamid served as acting President on March 20. When President Zillur Rahman died on March 20, he was the President of the State from that day, and he was elected unopposed as President on 22 April and was sworn in as the 20th President of Bangladesh on April 24.
Then Md. Abdul Hamid was elected unopposed President on 7th February 2018 in the second consecutive term and was sworn in as the 21st President on April 24. According to the Constitution, he will no longer be a candidate for this post.
