Ershad

/ ˈɜːʃæd /

noun

1. ErshadHussain Mohammed1930MBangladeshiMILITARY: soldierPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Hussain Mohammed. born 1930, Bangladeshi soldier and statesman. He seized power in a coup in 1982, becoming president in 1983. He was deposed in 1990 and has served prision sentences for corruption

Example Sentences

She joined hands with other political parties to hold pro-democracy street protests during the military rule of General Hussain Muhammed Ershad.

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At religious institute Hosseinieh Ershad, which has been turned into a polling station for the day, local and international media scrum around the building's steps and into the voting hall.

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Bucking that trend is Mariam Asgari, who has come to the Hosseinieh Ershad to vote with her son.

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In the 1980s Sheikh Hasina joined hands with other opposition leaders, including her bitter rival Begum Khaleda Zia, to hold pro-democracy street protests during the rule of General Hussain Muhammed Ershad.

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Iran has had various forms of "morality police" since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, but the latest version - known formally as the Gasht-e Ershad - is currently the main agency tasked enforcing Iran's Islamic code of conduct.

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