Iajuddin's advisers

Bangladesh President Iajuddin Ahmed has appointed five new-advisers to replace those who resigned days before the military-backed interim government marks its first year.

Rasheda K. Choudhury and economist Hossain Zillur Rahman were sworn in by Ahmed, government official Ali Imam Majumder said.

In 2007, President Ahmed declared a state of emergency on Jan. 11 and appointed an 11-member interim government the next day following weeks of violent protests ahead of general elections, which had been scheduled for Jan.22.

That government, headed by former central bank governor Fakhruddin Ahmed, has the backing of the country's influential-military and most foreign donor-countries.

Via AP