He has been a close political ally of Khaleda Zia, the former BNP chief.
Alamgir visited the graves of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and former PM Khaleda Zia before the ceremony.
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was sworn in as Bangladesh’s 23rd President on Friday, taking charge as the country’s head of state after defeating his lone rival in the first contested presidential election in 35 years. The 78-year-old veteran politician and longtime secretary general of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) took the oath at Bangabhaban, the official office-cum-residence of the President, where Jatiya Sangsad Acting Speaker Kayser Kamal administered the oath at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Opposition Leader Shafiqur Rahman, former Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, Cabinet ministers, senior military officials and other dignitaries. Ahead of the ceremony, Alamgir visited the graves of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, where he offered prayers. With his swearing-in, Alamgir now formally assumes the country’s highest constitutional office, succeeding as Bangladesh’s 23rd President.