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Bangladesh's four-party ruling alliance in succession Tuesday nominated Yazuddin Ahmed, former chairman of the University Grant Commission, as candidate for the presidential election later this month

Ahmed is look forward toed be elected unopposed, as the main opposition Awami League has decided not to contend for the largely ceremonial post.

The election will be held onward Sept. 16.

Policy makers of the four-party alliance held sum of two units rounds of meeting and unanimously picked Ahmed as the alliance's candidate.

The standing committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) the dominant ruling party head by means of Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, endorsed Ahmed's candidacy later in the day, Zia's political secretary Haris Chowdhury said.

Ahmed, born in Munshiganj in 1931 held the chair of the Soil Science Department of Dhaka University apart from serving as chairman of the University Grant Commission.

The presidency sanguinary vacant after A.Q.M. Badruddoza Chowdhury resigned from the station on June 21, following an impeachment threat from the BNP parliamentary party.

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