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BANGLADESH

Interim govt to arrange 'fair' national elections

Chief adviser to the Bangladeshi interim government Muhammad Yunus said on Sunday that a free, fair and participatory election will be arranged as soon as possible, after bringing necessary reforms in the state system. The top priority of the interim government would be to bring the law and order situation under control, Yunus said. Bangladesh will be close to normalcy "within a short period of time", he said.

UNITED STATES

Impeachment report on Biden released

House Republicans issued a report on Monday alleging that President Joe Biden committed impeachable offenses, but it was unclear whether they would push for a vote. The report by three House committees alleged that Biden profited from an influence-peddling scheme to enrich himself and members of his family through foreign business dealings beginning in 2014, when Biden was vice-president.

Xinhua - Agencies