Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikha Hasina greeted Md Shahabuddin Chuppu with flowers on Sunday morning ahead of the submission of the nomination of the latter as the party's presidential candidate.

Sheikh Hasina's younger sister, Sheikh Rehana, Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud, Chief Whip of Parliament Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury, presidium members Jahangir Kabir Nanak and Muhammad Faruk Khan, and Organizing Secretary Biplab Barua, among others, were present at that time at Ganabhaban.

Awami League has nominated the party's advisory council member Md Shahabuddin Chuppu as the 22nd president of Bangladesh. He was a sub-editor at Dainik Banglar Bani (now defunct), retired district and sessions judge, and former commissioner of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Receiving the Awami League nomination, Md Shahabuddin Chuppu met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. At that time, the prime minister greeted Md Shahabuddin Chuppu with flowers.

The deadline for the submission ended at 4:00pm, and Shahabuddin Chuppu became the president-elect by default as no other party had picked a candidate for the election.

Scrutinisation of nomination papers for presidential candidates is February 13 and withdrawal on February 14. Voting in parliament will take place from 2:00pm to 5:00pm on February 19. However, voting will not require if there is a lone candidate for the presidential post.

He was all set to be elected even if there had been another candidate as the Awami League has an absolute majority in parliament. Awami League lawmakers hold 302, out of 350 seats in the House.