Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- Mirza Fakhrul, the BNP secretary general and LGRD and Cooperatives minister, is now going to become the 23rd President of the country as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman formally declared him as the President candidate from BNP today.

He has a 78-year political career. Along with fulfilling his political duties, he has also progressed through various adversities.

Mirza Fakhrul has been serving as the BNP secretary general since March 30, 2016. Earlier, he was the acting secretary general of the party for five years from March 20, 2011. On December 8, 2009, he was made the senior joint secretary general of the party at the BNP s fifth national council.

His political journey began during his student life. While studyi...