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Emergency Proclamation, 11 January 2007

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Government of Bangladesh / President’s Office

Primary legal basis for the emergency declaration, suspension of civil liberties, and restriction of political activity.

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2007-2008

Emergency-era Caretaker Rule

After the 11 January 2007 emergency, Bangladesh entered a prolonged caretaker-governed period backed by security institutions. Anti-corruption drives, political detentions, and administrative restructuring took place under a non-elected framework before the December 2008 election restored elected government. The period remains one of the most contested transitions in contemporary Bangladeshi politics.