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The Election Commission (EC) has declared the nomination of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Oli Ahmed valid for Bangladesh's upcoming 23rd presidential election. The scrutiny of nomination papers commenced at 11:06 AM, with the commission expected to announce its decision regarding Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's nomination at noon.

Candidates have until 4:00 PM on August 18 to withdraw their nominations. A total of three nomination papers were submitted for the election: one by the BNP for Mirza Fakhrul, and two by the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance for Oli Ahmed. The nominations were filed on Thursday.

Bangladesh will elect its 23rd president through direct voting for the first time in 35 years. Polling is scheduled for August 20, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, as per the EC's announcement on August 6. There will be no regular parliamentary session on polling day; instead, the EC will convene a special sitting of parliament to conduct the election. This special sitting was announced on August 12.

On the same day, the EC published the voter list, identifying 349 lawmakers who will cast their votes using three transparent ballot boxes. According to the EC, Members of Parliament will be seated in their designated spots within the House of Chamber. The seating arrangement for the Chief Election Commissioner, who serves as the returning officer for the presidential election, will be determined by the Parliament Secretariat. There will be no separate polling booths, and the voting process will be broadcast live, with designated seating for journalists covering the event.