Mohammed Shahabuddin declared Bangladesh’s president-elect

DAILY NIGERIAN 

Bangladesh’s election authorities declared retired Judge Mohammed Shahabuddin the next president of the South Asian country after no other candidate was put forward.

Kazi Habibul Awal, the Chief Election Commissioner, made the announcement on Monday.

Voting in Parliament had been set to take place on Feb. 19, but Shahabuddin was the only candidate to submit valid papers on time…