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Thursday, January 8, 2009

Democracy is restored in Bangladesh

After two years of military rule, the new Bangladeshi prime-minister sworn in, January 6. The first session of the new Parliament will be hold January 25. Fighting terrorism and corruption will be one of the priorities of the new Cabinet, altogether with restoring the independence of the judiciary, or the guarantee of a secular state. In the new Government, five women out of 31 members are coordinating ten important domains, among which the Foreign Affairs.