11-Party Alliance Names Col (Retd) Oli Ahmed as Presidential Candidate

The 11-party alliance has officially announced Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Chairman Colonel (Retd) Oli Ahmed as its candidate for the upcoming 23rd Presidential Election of Bangladesh.

The decision was announced on Sunday afternoon following a high-level meeting of the opposition coalition held at the official residence of the Leader of the Opposition.

Briefing reporters after the meeting, National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam, a key leader of the alliance, confirmed Colonel Oli Ahmed’s nomination. Leaders from other member parties of the coalition were also present during the announcement.

Meanwhile, the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has collected two nomination forms from the Returning Officer's office under the Election Commission (EC) for the presidential poll. According to the election schedule declared by the Election Commission: Nomination Paper Submission: August 13 Scrutiny of Nomination Papers: August 16 Withdrawal of Candidacy: August 18 Voting Date: August 20

Under the presidential election rules, any candidate’s nomination form must be proposed and seconded by Members of Parliament (MPs). A candidate may submit multiple nomination papers, though only one will be finalized following scrutiny. Voting will take place inside the Parliament chamber on August 20.