## [2026-08-20](/feed/2026/08/20/index.md)

##### 2026 Bangladeshi presidential election
### [The Jatiya Sangsad elects Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the President of Bangladesh in the first contested presidential election in 35 years. ](/feed/2026/08/20/the-jatiya-sangsad-elects-mirza-fakhrul-islam-alamgir-as-the-president-of-bangladesh-in-the-first-contested-presidential.md)
##### Chinese real estate crisis
### [A Chinese court sentences Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan to life imprisonment for financial fraud, bribery, and embezzlement, and fines Evergrande and its real estate arm a combined ¥15.8 billion (US$2.35 billion). ](/feed/2026/08/20/a-chinese-court-sentences-evergrande-founder-hui-ka-yan-to-life-imprisonment-for-financial-fraud-bribery-and-embezzlem.md)
##### Tōbu Nikkō Line
### [Four railway workers on the Tōbu Nikkō Line are killed after being struck by a Limited express train in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. ](/feed/2026/08/20/four-railway-workers-on-the-tobu-nikko-line-are-killed-after-being-struck-by-a-limited-express-train-in-kanuma-tochigi.md)
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