Bangladesh Announces Lifting of Emergency16/12/0812/16/2008December 16, 2008Bangladesh President Iajuddin Ahmed has signed the order to end emergency rule ahead of the Dec. 29 parliamentary election. The national election will end two years of rule by a military-backed caretaker government, an interim authority.https://p.dw.com/p/LrunThe army had backed the interim administration in BangladeshImage: APAdvertisement