Bangladesh in 2007: Democracy Interrupted, Political and Environmental Challenges Ahead
2008; University of California Press; Volume: 48; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1525/as.2008.48.1.177
ISSN1533-838X
Autores Tópico(s)South Asian Studies and Conflicts
ResumoBangladesh hovered between democracy and dictatorship in 2007. January elections were postponed, emergency rule was declared, and an army-supported caretaker government suspended political activity and launched a massive anti-corruption campaign. Former Prime Ministers Begum Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina Wajed were jailed. The government pledged to hold elections by late 2008 after institutional reforms are in place.
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