These are anxious times in Bangladesh, where there is political turmoil, with more than 40 people killed in recent weeks in street protests. The unrest came as an alliance of opposition parties alleged that an upcoming parliamentary election was being rigged.
Amid the chaos, the government has been cracking down on media freedoms - but some Bangladeshi bloggers have not been cowed. They have been commenting on events, such as the state of emergency that was declared yesterday and the postponement of the planned January 22 election.
The situation has been moving fast: today Bangladesh's president, Iajuddin Ahmed, installed a former central banker, Fakhruddin Ahmed, as his replacement as leader of the country's new caretaker government, and the country-wide curfew was lifted.
The concessions the opposition has won have encouraged some bloggers, but the scenario remains volatile. The Economist has a good piece on the mechanics of the Bangladeshi political system, which it says has "broken down".
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