Thakurgaon Correspondent:

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been elected as the 23rd President of the country, and his home district Thakurgaon is filled with joy and sweets are being distributed.

Immediately after the election results were announced on Thursday (August 20), people from different classes and professions took part in joyous processions, distributed sweets and rejoiced.

An atmosphere of celebration was seen among leaders and activists and common people in different parts of the city.
People from all walks of life in Thakurgaon said that it is a matter of pride for them that Mirza Fakhrul, who rose from the grassroots to the highest constitutional post in the country after a long political journey, was elected.

From grassroots to President
Mirza Alamgir has come a long way in politics, from student leader to teacher, municipal chairman to member of parliament, state minister to BNP Secretary General.

He joined the politics of the Students' Union while studying at Dhaka University. He was also active in the 1969 mass uprising. Later, he started his career as an economics teacher.

He left teaching in 1986 and returned to politics. In 1988, he was elected as the chairman of Thakurgaon Municipality, then joined the BNP during the anti-Ershad movement. In 1992, he became the president of Thakurgaon District BNP.

In the 2001 election, he was elected as a member of parliament from Thakurgaon-1 constituency and served as the BNP government's State Minister for Agriculture and later as the State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism.

He served as the BNP's Senior Joint Secretary General in 2009, the acting Secretary General in 2011, and the party's Secretary General since March 30, 2016.

In this long political journey, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has emerged from grassroots politics and established himself as one of the most important leaders in national politics.

Local leaders and activists say that Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who started his career as a teacher, has gradually risen to the top level of national politics after entering politics.

He sees his election as the president as recognition of his political sacrifice and dedication after serving as the party's Secretary General for a long time and leading through various political crises.