Sun News Desk: Mohammad Shahabuddin Chuppu has been elected unopposed the country's next president.

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Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal declared the announcement on Monday.

The CEC said Awami League nominee Shahabuddin Chuppu became president-elect by default as no one else submitted any nominations. The commission will issue a notification in this regard today.

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Incumbent President Abdul Hamid assumed office on April 24, 2018. Accordingly, his five-year tenure will end on April 23, 2023.

Earlier on Sunday, a team of the Awami League along with Shahabuddin led by the party General Secretary Obaidul Quader went to the CEC’s office in the capital and submitted his nomination paper.

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AL President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina finalized his name for the presidential polls.

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