For the first time in the nation's history, presidential elections were held via voting in 1991. After a span of 35 years, Bangladesh is once again moving toward a presidential election process through a vote.

In the 1991 election, Bangladesh Awami League candidate Badrul Haider Chowdhury was defeated by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate Abdur Rahman Biswas. Abdur Rahman Biswas secured 172 votes, while Badrul Haider Chowdhury received 92 votes.

In the Fifth Jatiya Sangsad (Parliament), the BNP held 140 seats, the Awami League 88, the Jatiya Party 35, Jamaat-e-Islami 18, BAKSAL 5, and the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) 5 seats.

Additionally, the Islami Oikya Jote, NAP, Gano Tantri Party, NDP, JSD, and Workers Party each held one seat. There were 30 reserved seats for women in Parliament.

At that time, 60 members of parliament abstained from voting. The Jatiya Party boycotted the election, while Jamaat-e-Islami and the CPB refrained from casting votes. Several other MPs from various parties also did not vote.

Independent MPs Nurul Islam Moni and retired Major Hafiz Uddin voted for Abdur Rahman Biswas, while Suranjit Sengupta of the Gano Tantri Party voted for Awami League candidate Badrul Haider Chowdhury. Awami League MP Aktaruzzaman Babu was not present in Parliament to cast his vote.

Furthermore, Abdul Hafiz of NAP, Rashed Khan Menon of the Workers Party, Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury of the NDP, Shahjahan Siraj of the JSD, and Maulana Obaidullah of the Islami Oikya Jote abstained from voting.

For the upcoming election, the 11-party alliance has nominated Colonel (Retd.) Ali Ahmad, and nomination papers have already been collected on his behalf.

The BNP has also collected nomination papers from the Election Commission for its candidate, though the ruling party has yet to officially announce its candidate's name.

After 35 years, MPs in the Thirteenth Jatiya Sangsad will once again cast votes in a presidential election.

However, unlike general elections, ordinary citizens of the country will not vote in this election; the president is elected through an indirect vote by the people's representatives.

In the 350-seat parliament, excluding independent members, 10 political parties have representation.

The BNP holds 247 seats, Jamaat-e-Islami 77 seats, and the NCP 8 seats.

Bangladesh Khilafath Majlis holds 3 seats, alongside several other parties holding a single seat each. There are 8 independent members.

Consequently, party seat distribution in Parliament will be the most crucial factor in determining how many votes each candidate will receive and who will ultimately win the presidential election.

However, given that the BNP holds a two-thirds majority in Parliament, it is almost certain that the BNP's party candidate will be elected, becoming the 23rd President of the country.