HAGERTY Devin T <br/><br/>
Bangladesh in 2007:  democracy interrupted, political and environmental challenges ahead 

 -  2008 
<br/><br/> Bangladesh 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. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>BANGLADESH--POLITICS