Caretaker leader sworn in to office
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Bangladesh’s president swore in a respected economist as head of the country’s caretaker government, trying to defuse a bloody political crisis after declaring a state of emergency and postponing Jan. 22 elections.
Fakhruddin Ahmed, a former governor of Bangladesh’s central bank and a longtime economics professor, took the oath of office from President Iajuddin Ahmed during a brief evening ceremony at the presidential palace.
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