<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">The president-elect of Bangladesh Mohammed Shahabuddin will meet the incumbent President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban this evening.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">Prime Sheikh Hasina and her sister Sheikh Rehana will also accompany the president-elect, Press Secretary Joynal Abedin told UNB.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">President Hamid on Monday congratulated Shahabuddin for being elected President of Bangladesh and exchanged greetings on the phone.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Shahabuddin will be the 22nd President of Bangladesh.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal declared ruling party’s nominee Shahabuddin, Awami League Advisory Council member, the president-elect of Bangladesh.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As per the election schedule two nomination papers were submitted for Shahabuddin on Sunday and one of those was accepted as valid after scrutiny on Monday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A gazette was issued in the afternoon in this regard.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The ruling party's nominee was declared the next president of the country as no other political party with representation in parliament proposed any name for the presidential election.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">President Hamid is set to complete his tenure on April 23 this year.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the constitution, a new president has to be elected within 90 to 60 days prior to the end of the incumbent president's tenure. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>