Online Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today greeted Mohammed Shahabuddin after he got the ruling Awami League’s nomination as the presidential candidate. The PM greeted Shahabuddin with a bouquet at the Gono Bhaban after an AL delegation, led by the party’s General Secretary Obaidul Quader, submitted the nomination papers at the Election Commission in the morning.

Sheikh Rehana, the younger sister of the prime minister, and AL leaders and workers were also present there. The ruling party’s nominee will be the next president of the country as no other political party which has representation in the parliament is going to propose any name for the presidential election, and the ruling party has a brute majority in the parliament. The last time for submission of nominations was till 4:00pm today.