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From Daily Star · () English

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  • Three BNP lawmakers, an expelled Jamaat leader, a Khelafat Majlis leader, and an independent MP did not cast ballots in Bangladesh's presidential election.
  • A total of 343 out of 349 lawmakers voted in the election held at the Jatiya Sangsad.
  • The absent lawmakers included Mirza Abbas, Osman Faruk, Mostafa Kamal Pasha, Gazi Nazrul Islam, Abul Hasan, and Rumeen Farhana.

In Bangladesh's presidential election, three lawmakers from the BNP, an expelled leader from Jamaat, a leader from Khelafat Majlis, and an independent MP abstained from voting. Out of the 349 total lawmakers, 343 cast their ballots in the election held at the Jatiya Sangsad.

The specific lawmakers who did not participate were identified as BNP's Mirza Abbas, Osman Faruk, and Mostafa Kamal Pasha. Also absent were expelled Jamaat leader Gazi Nazrul Islam, Khelafat Majlis leader Abul Hasan, and independent MP Rumeen Farhana. This information was confirmed by the Parliament Secretariat and the Election Commission.

Khelafat Majlis Secretary General Ahmad Abdul Kader explained that their party's leader, Abul Hasan, was unable to vote because he is currently in the United Kingdom. The reasons for the other lawmakers' absences were not detailed in the report.

Khelafat Majlis Secretary General Ahmad Abdul Kader told The Daily Star that their leader Abul Hasan could not cast his vote in the presidential election as he is currently in the UK.

— Ahmad Abdul KaderExplaining the absence of a specific lawmaker.
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