July Charter will set the future course of Bangladesh: Yunus

The Chief Adviser of the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus Tuesday said the government would hold elections in December if the political parties agreed to fewer reforms. "The election will be free and fair. It will be held in a festive mood. There will be big celebrations on the election day,

US senator visits Taiwan amid high tensions with China

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn arrived in Taiwan on Thursday, in the second visit by members of Congress since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip earlier this month sharply raised tensions with China. Blackburn, a Republican from Tennessee, landed in Taipei late Thursday after visiting the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Pelosi was