in gaza — at least 70 people are reportedly killed in the jabalia refugee camp. anthony blinken says israel must do more to prevent civilian casualties. us regulators ground boeing planes after a door plug also out before landing. and hollywood rolls out the red carpet for one of its biggest nights — the golden globe awards. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in bangladesh where prime minister sheikh hasina has led her party to another general election victory. the awami league has won 152 of the parliamentary seats declared so far — a simple majority.

this will give the sheikh hasina her fourth consecutive term as prime minister, and herfifth overall. the election was boycotted by bangladesh's main opposition party, the bnp, which said the process was a sham. for more analysis we will speak to the head of the thomas law school. what does this election actually mean 21 considering the controversy around? $5 a the controversy around? as a matter of— the controversy around? as a matter of background, - the controversy around? sis —. matter of background, since independence the conduct of free and fair elections in bangladesh has proven to be contentious issue. there has been a sense of great mistrust amongst major political parties in the country with respect to conducting free, fair and impartial general elections. and it is for this reason in 1996 the two major political parties of the countries

including the ruling party and the bangladesh national party reached a consensus which led to the incorporation of the system of nonparty caretaker government in the government by means of the constitutional amendment. since then the country has witnessed three fair and free elections, but the country party after securing an overwhelming majority in the parliament through the 2008 general elections used its majority in the parliament to get rid of nonparty caretaker government. since then it has been able to supervise three sham general elections in the space of the last ten years, including the last, the general election that was held yesterday. it does not lend the election that took place yesterday does not lend any sense of credibility to the

current government. there is palpable frustration among voters, especially the young generation that their vote has been deprived of any sort of meaning in the absence of any real choice.— real choice. the main opposition _ real choice. the main opposition party - real choice. the main - opposition party boycotted the elections which resulted in the lack of choice you are talking about, what happens to them now? �* . ., , now? the bnp did contest the aeneral now? the bnp did contest the general election _ now? the bnp did contest the general election that - now? the bnp did contest the general election that was - now? the bnp did contest the general election that was held j general election that was held in 2018 but there were widespread electoral malpractices that were perpetrated by the activists of the ruling party which basically meant the election was for the incumbent. this time the nb is citing the example of the 2018 election remains said past and its demand of organising the elections under the supervision

of the neutral caretaker government. and it should be keptin government. and it should be kept in mind if the bnp decided to contest the polls that occurred yesterday, i do not see how it could have inaudible. in the past few months bnp leaders have been detained, secretary general of the party and other members of the party and other members of the leadership, some have been sentenced to imprisonment of not less than two years disqualifying them from testing the elections. i5 disqualifying them from testing the elections.— the elections. is there any leual the elections. is there any legal or— the elections. is there any legal or constitutional - legal or constitutional challenge the opposition can make about the election results or how it was carried out given it wasn't administered by an independent election body? constitutionally speaking the government has always been insistent on the fact that has followed the letters of the law, meaning that since the constitution does not have the

provisions concerning a caretaker government anymore due to the constitutional 15th amendment act, elections have to be held under the supervision of political governments. what was surprising was the fact that despite the fact that there were contests in almost all the 299 constants —— constituencies, elections yesterday, all of these contests were between members of the ruling party. so as i was mentioning earlier, there was mentioning earlier, there was hardly any choice for the citizens of the country. they were constrained to choose between members of the ruling party, which fundamentally resulted in a large section of the electorate boycotting the elections as well as is evident from the low voter turnout. we will have to _ from the low voter turnout. we will have to leave now thank

you for your thoughts this morning. 0ur south asia correspondent samaria hussein has been monitoring results. the results of these elections come as no surprise, sheikh hasina was all but guaranteed a win but now they will be questions about whether the results reflect the well of the people stopping the country's main opposition party were boycotting the elections, saying they did not believe the government could hold free and fair elections. they also encourage their supporters not to go out and vote. then there was this general sense of apathy among voters because the main opposition party was not on the ballot, in terms of choices of who to vote for you could either vote for the ruling party or you could vote for an independent candidate most of whom are supportive of the ruling government. and then if you have to take into

consideration the environment in which these elections were taking place. many human rights groups have been increasingly critical of bangladesh and its crackdown on democratic freedoms. nonetheless these elections have taken place. an prime minister sheikh hasina looks to be able to form a government and another five years in office. but there are questions about whether or not the international community will see this as legitimate. eyewitness reports from gaza say many people have been killed in an israeli air strike on a building in the jabalia refugee camp, in the north. there's been no comment from israel, whose war with hamas has entered a fourth month. the us secretary of state antony blinken has again been touring the region trying to put the brakes on the conflict. wyre davies sent this report from jerusalem, and it contains distressing images from the very start. images coming from jabalia in northern gaza today are difficult to watch.

reporters quickly on the scene described dozens of bodies lying in the rubble of a destroyed building, many of them women and children. unconfirmed reports say at least 70 people were killed here in what was reported to be an israeli air strike. the israeli military has not yet responded to a bbc request for more information. across gaza, say aid agencies, the civilian toll is unbearable. this, the aftermath of another attack in khan younis. health officials say that even medicalfacilities, including hospitals, are unsafe as israel's relentless campaign continues against hamas military targets. the staff inside of this hospital are heroes who are doing everything they can without sleep, without food, without knowing if their own families are safe, in order to save the lives of others. so this hospital and the staff in this hospital have to be protected.

with an increasing sense of urgency, the american secretary of state is on a whistle—stop tour of middle eastern capitals. with real concern about the humanitarian situation and the possibility of a region—wide conflict, antony blinken is being urged to use america's influence over israel to demand an immediate ceasefire. but even if washington presses that point, israel's leader isn't yet listening. translation: we are not stopping until victory. - the war must not be stopped until we achieve all of its goals — the elimination of hamas, the return of all of our hostages, and ensuring that gaza no longer poses a threat to israel. i say this to both our enemies and ourfriends. wael al—dahdouh wishes the fighting would end. he's already lost family and several colleagues. today, the aljazeera correspondent buried his son, hamza, also a reporter killed in an airstrike.

israel says they were targeting a suspect and were aware of others in his car. the latest of at least 75 local journalists who have been killed in gaza. paying the highest price to report this war to the world. wyre davies, bbc news, jerusalem. dozens of passengers faced flight conversations after the regulator said 171 boeing mac signs must be grounded until they pass safety checks and deemed safe. follows the friday incident after an alaska airlines plane had to do an emergency landing after losing part of its fuselage. this footage was taken from a passenger on flight flight 1282 after takeoff. look closely and you can see a hole in the side of the plane.

20 minutes after takeoff it made an emergency landing in oregon. luckily no—one was 0regon. luckily no—one was injured. oregon. luckily no-one was in'ured. ~ . , oregon. luckily no-one was in'ured. ~ ., , ., ., injured. we are very fortunate here this did _ injured. we are very fortunate here this did not _ injured. we are very fortunate here this did not end - injured. we are very fortunate here this did not end up - injured. we are very fortunate here this did not end up in - here this did not end up in something more tragic. no—one was seated in 26 a and b, where that door plug is.— that door plug is. these images show the full _ that door plug is. these images show the full extent _ that door plug is. these images show the full extent of - that door plug is. these images show the full extent of the - show the full extent of the damage and what was a terrifying experience for those on board. ., , ., terrifying experience for those on board. ., ~ on board. there was a kid in that row _ on board. there was a kid in that row whose _ on board. there was a kid in that row whose shirt - on board. there was a kid in that row whose shirt was - on board. there was a kid in i that row whose shirt was sent off and out of the plane and his mother was holding onto him to make sure he did not go with it. ., , . it. last night the uk civil aviation _ it. last night the uk civil aviation authority - it. last night the uk civil aviation authority said i it. last night the uk civil aviation authority said it| it. last night the uk civil- aviation authority said it had written to all foreign owners of boeing 737 max nine aircraft demanding inspections are carried out before they can operate in the uk airspace.

there are no uk registered mac signs. and the us federal aviation administration has ordered the temporary grounding of 171 boeing seven mac signs as investigators try to work out exactly what happened. this is the latest incident involving boeing �*s bestselling model launched back in 2015. the october 2018 a 737 max operated by indonesian airlines line air crashed shortly after takeoff killing all 189 on board. five months later in march 2019 and ethiopian airlines 737 max was involved in a similar crash killing all 157 passengers. that incident has led to all boeing 737 max has led to all boeing 737 max has been grounded by the us regulator, the federal aviation administration for the next 20 months. after this latest incident alaska airlines grounded their 737 max nine fleet. boeing has said it will

co—operate with any investigation. we will look at what this means for boeing and the wide aviation industry later in asia business report and 15 minute �*s. stay with us for that. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's take a look at some other stories making headlines in the uk now. london underground workers have called off a strike which was expected to bring the tube almost to a standstill this coming week. rmit has said it has received an offer from the transport for london. police in lincolnshire say two people have died, after their car became submerged in water. it happened on saturday in the early afternoon near grimsby and the mouth of the river humber. police say there was a collision, and a blue mercedes 300 left the road. a 16—year—old boy and a iio—year—old man were pronounced dead at the scene. their next of kin have been informed.

the pioneering british surgeon professor sir roy carne has died at the age of 93. he carried out europe's first liver transplant operation in 1968. sir roy was regarded as a world leading surgeon, he was the first to use drugs to control the rejection of donated organs. you're live with bbc news. to british politics now. rishi sunak says the government is looking at legal options to clear the southern postmasters wrongly convicted in the post office scandal. he called an appalling miscarriage of justice and in a wide—ranging interview with the bbc, he said he was committed to the plan to send some migrants to rwanda. 0ur send some migrants to rwanda. our legal correspondent reports. for rishi sunak, this is set to be a decisive year, issues crowding around. first, the growing calls to exonerate those caught up in the post office scandal. the prime minister was asked

if he would act to clear the hundreds wrongfully convicted or have government, not post office, lawyers handle their appeals. the justice secretary is looking at the things that you have described. it would not be right to pre—empt that process. obviously there is legal complexity in all of those things but he is looking at exactly those areas that you have described. it is right that we find every which way we can do to try and make this right for the people who were so wrongfully treated at the time. next up, one of his signature but stalled policies, focused on this place, rwanda, and his attempts to deport asylum seekers to have their cases dealt with by the east african country. government documents seen by the bbc suggest that, as chancellor, mr sunak thought the policy won't work as a deterrent, but as prime minister, he is pushing ahead with it. i absolutely believe in the value and importance of having deterrents. in terms of the scheme, i was chancellor at the time. myjob is to make sure that we get

value for money for taxpayers, to ask questions whenever anybody wants to spend taxpayers' money. i would expect the same thing of the chancellor now. across london, in another tv studio, the labour leader, keen to put pressure on the prime minister over when an election might be called. mr sunak has tried to quash speculation suggesting it might be autumn. sir keir starmer says the sooner the better. it is very hard to see how him continuing in government improves the lives of anybody in the country, so there is this drift. i can't help feeling that all he really wants to do is to get two years clocked up of his own premiership and that means he is putting vanity before country. mps will be back in westminster tomorrow. some conservatives are already gearing up to challenge mr sunak over his rwanda plan. just the start of what is certain to be a testing political calendar for the prime minister. damian grammaticas, bbc news.

cold health always have been issued for parts of england with temperatures due to plummet, leading to snow and ice. it comes as many areas are still trying to recover from the aftermath of storm hank which caused widespread flooding. 171 flood warnings are still in place in england and wales and the environment agency says more properties good flood over the next week as river levels rise. as the cold weather hits many parts of the country, lots of homes and gardens remain underwater, including here in nottinghamshire. there is still water in the conservatory. the conservatory flooded first, so we tried to sandbag a barrier in. hit by flooding earlier this week, erica has had to move in with her neighbours. i've had loads of offers from all over the village. the village have been brilliant, and they have all offered to come and clean up. obviously i have to wait for the insurance to come and assess the damage first, before i move anything. lots of the fields in the area are still under water.

and, in fact, there are some houses over here, and the people in those houses are isolated. the fire brigade has had to send boats out, filled with bottles of water and tins of food to make sure they have enough provisions to keep them going for the next few days. they've also been checking on other isolated people cut off by the sheer amount of water. people alongside the river lambourn in berkshire were monitoring water levels all last week after some homes flooded. the prime minister met the environment agency earlier, in oxford. the government has been accused of being asleep at the wheel by labour in its response to the widespread flooding chaos. ministers say affected communities in england will be able to apply for funding to help them through these challenging times. even though we've got some dry weather in the forecast, it is going to take a while for the peaks in the rivers to move down through to the sea and take the pressure off

communities like those we have seen in recent days. here in collingham, some of the flood water has receded. but the cold weather is hitting many in the country trying to salvage their homes and businesses. and, with the prospect of more flooding to come, it continues to be a worrying time. jessica lane, bbc news, collingham, in nottinghamshire. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the other stories in the headlines for the republican and democratic leaders in the usa they have reached a deal on the federal budget, averting a disastrous government shutdown. the $1.6 trillion agreement includes nearly $900 billion for defence. it also safeguards health and welfare spending, provisions demanded by democrats. internet and social media services have been severely disrupted across pakistan, just as the party of the former prime minister imran khan was about to launch a massive election campaign online. mr khan is currently injail facing trial on multiple charges of corruption,

and has been disqualified from standing in the general elections next month. his pti party called the shutdown "absolutely shameful. " final preparations are under way in the us for the launch of a spacecraft which will attempt to land on the moon. that would be interesting in itself but the rocket is also carrying some bizarre cargo. after nearly a decade of planning and testing, the first american spacecraft that you attempt a lunar landing in more than 50 years. this is a new partnership between nasa and united launch alliance, and this is a vulcan sentinel, a private competitor to elon musk�*s spacex is that you take off from cape canaveral. the rocket is carrying astra biotics and aims to be the first crafter to make a soft lunar landings is the apollo programme. let's take a look at

the rocket in more detail. it is nearly 62 metres tall and a diameter of 5.4 metres and a total mass of more than 500,000 kg. 0n total mass of more than 500,000 kg. on board our scientific instruments that will probe the lunar environments, hoping to pave the way for the return of astronauts on the moon. there was also some unusual cargo. physical bitcoin, sculptures by artists and controversially dna and human remains of the star trek creator as well as sci—fi author and scientist arthur c clarke. the rocket is also carrying late cast members of star trek as well as a former presidentsjohn f. kennedy, presidents john f. kennedy, dwight presidentsjohn f. kennedy, dwight eisenhower and george washington. the countdown is on. takeoff is expected to 18 am local time. hollywood stars are gearing up for the golden

globe awards after a huge year for cyndi marr. the globes are the first major ceremony of film awards season, which culminates with the oscars in march. from los angeles, our correspondent emma vardy reports. the biggest stars in hollywood i hear only red carpets and this is the year of barbie and 0ppenheimer. think back to the summer when these two films were released on the same day but it created a lot of excitement around both of them, big audience is going to the cinema to see those films and the phenomenon was born from people who managed to get along to see both films. they picked up to see both films. they picked up a number of nominations at the golden globes, successful events for them, what has not been forgotten here is that this event is still trying to repair its reputation after two years ago, tv coverage was pulled after a series of damaging scandals of representation and corruption.

a lot behind the scenes he voting trying to help make them more transparent and more representative. it has been a difficult year in hollywood, months of strikes and production holding and red carpet event is outsourced so many people here i've been glad to get back to the business of promoting their films and enjoying a party. winning a golden globes does not hurt. 0r golden globes does not hurt. or an oscar in a couple of months' time. it was neverjust about a plastic doll. barbie, a satire on a female's role in society, became a sensation last summer... hi, barbie. ..as audiences dressed in pink and headed to the cinema, making director greta gerwig the first female to make a $1 billion movie. i got us both ice—cream. cool i don't know- if we can be trusted. for best drama, 0ppenheimer, the three—hour epic about the american physicist who developed the atomic bomb, is battling it out against martin scorsese's killers

of the flower moon. leonardo dicaprio is up for best actor, but it's his co—star, lily gladstone, who may become the first native american to win best actress. i didn't realise this was a race. he's on the floor, tom. explain to me what he's doing. and succession, the drama about a media dynasty, is predicted to be the big winner in the tv categories. studios are hoping for a boost from the awards, as the globes are the first major event since actors and writers strikes saw hollywood productions grind to a halt, costing the industry dearly. so, there's a lot at stake. but the globes are also known as the biggest party in town. throughout the night, the champagne will be flowing because this event has something of a reputation for being one of the most raucous of awards season. and, away from the red carpet, no—one's really a loser, as la's extravagant tradition of so called gifting suites lives onm with brands giving away freebies in exchange for a celebrity endorsement.

there's holidays, jewellery, even a little psychic help. but can we predict the winners? guessing ahead is popular here, because winning a golden globe can help influence the oscars in two months' time. emma vardy, bbc news, beverly hills. we will be tracking the winners and the losers from the golden globes on our website. you can check out things there. there is already an article about who or what on the red carpets. that is all for us here. bye for now. the falling rain has eased and there is still plenty of water out there, the rivers will take some time to subside any number

of flood warnings has been in steady decline but still plenty of them out there. all the details are on the bbc website. the weather has changed. it is still looking mostly dry, a few showers. it will be feeling cold, frost, fog and ice forming through the overnight period. that is thanks to the area of high—pressure building through the course of the weekend and set to stick around and will block the atlantic system is moving in from the west. we should stay mostly dry. this is how we are starting of monday morning with a widespread frost, patches of fog and they will be slow as we head through the morning. some icy stretches and showers streaming in from the north sea and a brisk north—easterly wind across the london area, and the south east of england, went over the high ground and possibly see a light dusting of snow in some places. as the wind picks up, it becomes more easily and will dry the showers further west into central

southern england and perhaps evenis southern england and perhaps even is in wales but so many away from the fog they will be weak spells of winter sunshine and areas of clouds, thickest at the east, top ten temperatures between two and five celsius, so feeling cold but even colder still in exposure to the brisk north—easterly winds and that will always feel strongest was the south. it will feel subzero for most of the day. heading three tuesday, there is little more of a breeze was the south, the wind is picking up, there should be more sunshine and maybe some showers towards the southwest of england and through the channel islands would otherwise it is looking dry. they will be somewhat weaker winter sunshine on offer and temperatures between its two and five celsius but we did chill again. two and five celsius but we did chillagain. more two and five celsius but we did chill again. more cloud on wednesday and moisture and slightly less cold feeling air perhaps, most of the cloud will be towards the north of the uk and the best of the sunshine will be further south and you

will be further south and you will notice that temperatures start to improve a little as we head through thursday and friday. a lot more cloud and moisture in the air, still possibly some frost. a finite. i bye.

grounded again us regulator say

boeing seven max nine planes will not be taking off until a safety inspection is complete. five terms and counting the bangladesh prime minister sheikh hasina has been really that we look into the implications for the south asian economy. welcome to asia business report. we begin with the crisis at boeing after fridays incident 737 nine plane, the boeing ceo has said it is critical right now the aviation giant to work transparently with customers and regulators. speaking after the federal aviation administration said boeing jets fitted with the same panel is the one which blew off during the one which blew off during the alaska airlines flight will remain grounded until deemed safe to fly. it is not severe move as the grounding of all max jets worldwide year ago following a pair of fatal crashes but is hundreds of

fights i cancelled over the weekend yet another reputational blow for boeing.