Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Television actress Samira Khan Mahi has been crowned Miss Universe Bangladesh 2026 at a ceremony held at a hotel in Dhaka on Saturday.

Mahi was visibly moved as her name was announced as the winner, placing her hand over her heart in an emotional moment. The previous year's winner, Tangia Zaman Methila, crowned her on stage. The two shared a warm embrace before walking across the stage together, greeted by loud applause from the audience, a video posted by the organisers Miss Universe Bangladesh on Facebook shows.

Miss Universe Bangladesh is a national beauty pageant that selects Bangladesh's representative in the Miss Universe pageant, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. It was officially launched on Sep...