In the course of just a few weeks, Bangladesh’s fragile democracy – which had made substantial social and economic progress in recent years – has deteriorated dramatically. Reversing the current trend toward political disorder and violence will require addressing divisions that have defined the country since independence in 1971.

Chinese search engine company Baidu and e-commerce website JD.com jointly established an innovative hardware open platform that provides resource support such as technology, data, and promotional marketing to selected innovative hardware products. Investment and ownership apportions of the project were not revealed by Baidu or JD.com, which just submitted its prospectus for an initial public […]