Direct Answer
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is a veteran leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) who transitioned to the highest constitutional office as the 23rd President
The voting distribution was as follows:
| Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir | BNP | 255 |
| Col (Retd) Oli Ahmad | Jamaat-e-Islami Alliance | 88 |