bangladesh's prime minister resigns and flees the country after weeks of protests. the army chief says an interim government will be installed. bangladesh's president orders the release ofjailed former prime minister and leading opposition figure khaleda zia. more analysis on that story coming up, also ahead on newsday. iran says it needs to punish israel to prevent further instability in the region. a growing list of countries are urging citizens to leave lebanon as soon as possible. another night of unrest in england, this time in plymouth, where police confront an angry crowd.

you're watching bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the big story first. there have been celebrations across bangladesh and among bengali communities around the world following a day of enormous upheaval. it began in dhaka, when the long reigning prime minister sheikh hasina resigned her office and fled the country. these pictures show her helicopter leaving. more than 300 people have been killed since a student protest over civil service job quotas began last month, escalating into demands for the prime minister to stand down after 15 years in power. not long after sheikh hasina left, thousands of anti—government protesters stormed her official residence, while crowds celebrated in the streets. widespread looting has been reported as well. in a televised address to the nation, the head of bangladesh's army promised "justice" for all the bangladeshi people and said an interim

government would be formed. and it's also been announced that the leading opposition figure and former prime minister khaleda zia would be released from prison. six years ago, she was jailed on corruption charges that critics claimed were trumped up. the president has also ordered the released of jailed protesters. our south asia correspondent samira hussain reports now from delhi, in neighbouring india. demanding justice, they came by the thousands, calling for sheikh hasina to leave. and today, the protesters got what they wanted. in an address to the nation, the army chief said the prime minister has left the country and that an interim government will be put in place. for weeks, the country has been mired in violence — a swift and deadly crackdown on anti—government protests by police. hundreds left dead, many more injured.

sheikh hasina's tenure was marred by allegations of human rights violations, election rigging, the murder and jailing of political rivals. jubilation now that her iron grip on bangladesh has ended. but that quickly turned to vandalism. huge crowds storming and looting her official residence. we lost our freedom of speech. we could not speak our mind. and today you can see everyone is out here. so i am here to celebrate this win. and we must believe, and we must never forget that if you speak the truth, you should never fear. despite pleading for calm, chaos remains. the autocratic leader may be gone, but bangladesh's troubles are far from over. samira hussain, bbc news, delhi. mubashar hasan is a political expert on bangladesh at the university of oslo. he told me who the key

players are in the current power vacuum. there are two key players at the moment. the military and the moment. the military and the students who led the protests. and there are some groups in civil society who supported the student movements. so they need to come to an agreement soon about the interim government, to restore order and trust in society. having said that, the president of bangladesh has also ordered the release of khaleda zia. how significant is that? in bangladesh's recent political history, we have seen two key players, sheikh hasina and khaleda zia. could this be fertile ground for new political entrance to the scene in bangladesh? i political entrance to the scene in bangladesh?— in bangladesh? i think it has already turned _ in bangladesh? i think it has already turned into - in bangladesh? i think it has already turned into a - in bangladesh? i think it has| already turned into a political movement. they toppled a prime

minister. so there is no scope to say it is not a political event, although they are not doing it under a political party. i think it is also significant, the release of khaleda zia. she is widely respected... forthe khaleda zia. she is widely respected... for the past decade, a sense of injustice persisted. even many people who are not directly affiliated would welcome that decision. would you say there is also a worry that if things don't fall into place quickly, there could be a longer period of political instability in the country? i think the country has been going through political instability for the past month. but i do not see it is going to

lingerfor a longer but i do not see it is going to linger for a longer period. but i do not see it is going to lingerfor a longer period. as much as we would like to see this chaos in the streets to stop, i think with the passion the young generation have shown, that passion for restructuring will take place soon rather than later. briefly, talking about sheikh hasina, she is the daughter of bangladesh's founding father, but her son told the bbc that their family is now done. but her son told the bbc that theirfamily is now done. would you say this is the end of sheikh hasina's political career? i sheikh hasina's political career? ., , career? i mean, it is quite obvious— career? i mean, it is quite obvious for— career? i mean, it is quite obvious for now _ career? i mean, it is quite obvious for now it - career? i mean, it is quite obvious for now it is - career? i mean, it is quite obvious for now it is the l career? i mean, it is quite i obvious for now it is the end, but in bangladesh politics, there is no end. there's been another night of violence in england — this time in the city of

plymouth. police there have warned that anyone committing criminal offences will be "dealt with robustly". it's a tense scene in the city, with a large police presence keeping opposing groups apart. police say more than 375 arrests have been made since the violence started last week and they expect that total to rise every day as more people are identified the latest unrest is just hours after prime minister sir keir starmer said the government was ramping up the criminal justice system to deal with the numbers of people charged over alleged involvement in weekend riots. some have already appeared in court. our reporter scott bingham is in plymouth and sent this update from the scene. most of the protesters seem to have dispersed this evening, but there are still pockets, basically, around us. there is a police line behind, holding back some of the protesters, who we can only assume responded to those calls for a far right protest in the city.

the situation here has escalated throughout the day. from about six o'clock, so called antifascist protesters called a ntifascist protesters gathered called antifascist protesters gathered here. at one point, there were 300 of them, just a small fringe, really, of counter protesters. but that escalated during the day and there has been running battles, a number of injuries and a number of arrests. and also reports that a local islamic centre just outside the city centre was at one point targeted. not sure what the situation is there at this stage. but most of the worst seems to have dispersed. the police are still very much out in force and still a handful of protesters around. the bricks were flying a short time ago but the situation seems to be calming as we speak. also on monday evening, several vehicles and a pub in birmingham have been attacked by a group of muslim

youths, following false reports that anti—islam protesters planned to march through the area. phil mackie is there. speculation that there was a plan far right protest through that area this evening, it turned out to be false but hundreds of people turned up, many wearing masks, some carrying weapons as you saw. it was a largely peaceful demonstration, i was there for several hours, but then a group of masked youths began behaving with low—level criminal behaviour, reckless driving, anti—social behaviour. in the past hour or so, they have broken off, and a group of them have attacked cars and a pub elsewhere in the city. i have just come off the phone to the police, they are investigating cases of criminal damage, assault, and carrying an offensive weapon. the mp for birmingham yardley, jess phillips, hasjust posted on x, saying, the people in yardley are scared tonight, we have directed police to all locations of violence we are hearing about, any acts of

violence will not be tolerated. the good news is the police say that group of young muslim masked youths has now dispersed and it seems things are beginning to calm down. the unrest began last week after the fatal stabbings of three girls in southport. eight other children and two adults were also injured in the attack. there was a vigil in the city on monday evening, with balloons and bubbles released. posts on social media falsely blamed the attacks on a muslim migrant. sir keir starmer announced the government would "ramp up" the criminal justice system, to ensure it here's some of what the prime minister said. there are a number of actions that came out of the meeting, the first is we will have a standing army of specialist officers, public duty officers, so that we will have enough officers to deal with days where we need them. the second is we will ramp up criminaljustice. there have already been hundreds of arrests,

some have appeared in court this morning. i've asked for early consideration of the earliest naming and identification of those involved in the process. live updates on that story on the bbc news website. the un says nine of its staff members in gaza may have been involved in the october 7th attacks carried out by hamas, and have since been fired. in a statement, the agency's commissioner general philippe lazzarini said the evidence, if corroborated, "could indicate that the unrwa staff members may have been involved" in the attacks. john sudworth is our north america correspondent. he told me about the difficult position unrwa now finds itself in. it was already in a very difficult position, unrwa, because these allegations were extremely serious. to the extent that when israel first raised them, back injanuary,

saying it had intelligence to show what it claimed were 19 individuals who had either been directly involved in the attacks last october or had offered support to those taking part in the attacks. a number of countries withdrew funding for unrwa, pending more information. the united states is continuing to withhold funding from unrwa. you would have to assume that this news today, this investigation has been completed, and that the un's own internal investigation officers found that there was sufficient evidence against nine of those 19 individuals to suggest that they may have taken part will, you know, not help the position of the aid agency, and the work that it doesin agency, and the work that it does in gaza that is so vitally

needed. , ., , ., ., . needed. john, you mention that fundinu. needed. john, you mention that funding- i _ needed. john, you mention that funding. i wanted _ needed. john, you mention that funding. i wanted to _ needed. john, you mention that funding. i wanted to ask - needed. john, you mention that funding. i wanted to ask about i funding. i wanted to ask about that. many countries withdrew funding to the un agency because of the allegations but in july the uk because of the allegations but injuly the uk and other countries resume that. do you think in light of those developments, funding may be in question again from those countries? i question again from those countries?— countries? i mean, that's difficult _ countries? i mean, that's difficult to _ countries? i mean, that's difficult to say. _ countries? i mean, that's difficult to say. to - countries? i mean, that's difficult to say. to some l difficult to say. to some extent, the allegations were already out there. israel had made it clear that these were very serious allegations, that some of these individuals were accused, israel said it had for example phone signal data, intercepts of conversations, to suggest some of them had taken part. in one instance, in the kidnapping, in other cases, into crossing over into israel and taking part in those attacks. they were deemed serious enough when they first emerged. people to withdraw funding. 0n the other hand, of

course, the united nations, you know, while taking it very seriously, conducting this investigation, has pointed out that it employs 13,000 workers for the unrwa aid agency. it's a large organisation. and although it says in a statement from one of the spokespeople today that it would see it as a tremendous betrayal if any one of those staff had been involved, in that context i think some countries have decided that the need for this aid is so great that the funding would resume... the other thing which is really interesting is the use of that word may. there is nothing else from the un about the evidence it has discovered, the strength of it or the detail. so questions will be asked of the un in the coming days and weeks to elaborate further on exactly

what it is that it has found. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

more now on the middle east, and iran says it is does and iran says it does not want to escalate tensions, but believes it needs to punish israel to prevent further instability in the region. but there are fears that an escalation is imminent. the growing tension follows last week's killings of the hamas political chief while he was in tehran and a senior commander of the lebanese group hezbollah. a growing number of countries, including the us and saudi arabia, have urged their citizens to leave lebanon as soon as possible. the us secretary of state has held calls with leaders in the region urging restraint, saying the region is at a critical moment. we are engaged in intense diplomacy pretty much around the clock, with a very simple message. all parties must refrain from escalation.

all parties must take steps to ease tensions. escalation is not in anyone's interest. it will only lead to more conflict, more violence, more insecurity. it's also critical that you break this cycle by reaching a ceasefire in gaza. that in turn will unlock possibilities for more enduring calm, not only for gaza itself but in other areas where the conflict could spread. so, for the united states, for many other countries both in the region and beyond, this is our focus, and what it comes down to, really, is all parties finding ways to come to an agreement, not look for reasons to delay or to say no. it is urgent that all parties make the right choices in the hours and days ahead.

there's been turmoil in financial markets around the world over fears that the us economy is slowing down. stock markets have been faltering across europe, following slumps in asian markets. us stock markets opened down sharply on monday. michelle fleury has been following that. as cracks have begun to emerge in america's labour markets, that has sort of prompted certainly investors to begin to question how strong, how healthy is the us economy? and does that leave the federal reserve, america's central bank, behind the curve in terms of cutting interest rates? this is the message that wall street is now trying to send to america's central bank — act boldly and act quickly. to us politics now, and we should know within hours who us vice president and democratic presidential nominee

kamala harris has chosen as her running mate. on sunday, she met three leading contenders for closed door meetings — pennsylvania governor josh shapiro, senator mark kelly from arizona, and minnesota governor tim walz. so let's take a quick look at the runners and riders. josh shapiro is a frontrunner in the so—called "veepstakes" shortlist — he is a moderate democrat from a battleground state. former astronaut mark kelly — also a moderate from a key state — is a gun safety advocate and married to former congresswoman gabby giffords, who survived an assassination attempt back in 2011. in minnesota, governor walz has enacted several progressive policies including protecting abortion access. the vice president met transportation secretary pete buttigieg on friday, though there are reports that he's due to be in maine tuesday and wednesday, rather than in philadelphia, where kamala harris is expected to appear publicly with her pick for the first time. she is also said to have interviewed candidates

virtually, with kentucky governor andy beshear and illinois governorjb pritzker also in contention for the vpjob. her choice willjoin her on a whirlwind five—day tour of seven cities this week as ms harris ramps up her campaign in the battleground states. 0ur north america correspondent anthony zurcher explained the significance of the choice of running mate. well, first of all, she's going to be on the stage with this person throughout the fall campaign. if elected, the vice president would take over the presidency if something were to happen to kamala harris while in office. now, the pick itself, it could help conceivably in some of the battleground states. you mentioned josh shapiro, the government of pennsylvania could help kamala harris win pennsylvania. pennsylvania is the one state that both donald trump and kamala harris consider integral, essential to their presidential campaigns, to winning the votes necessary to become president.

also, this selection will give you insight into what they prioritise, whether kamala harris wants to focus on appealing to progressives, people on the left, by picking tim walz or looking for someone with strong immigration hardline record like mark kelly in arizona. or if she really is fixated on pennsylvania, that would be that shapiro pick. so you can look at this and pick little pieces out of it, and that helps you understand the dynamics of this race and the strategy behind kamala harris's campaign. the south—east of the united states is braced for historically high rainfall as tropical storm debby makes its way from florida to georgia and south carolina. more than quarter of a million people are without electricity near steenhatchee where debby made landfall. the storm also washed up 25 packages of cocaine worth a million dollars onto a beach in the florida keys. the us national hurricane centre forecasts that debby

will move offshore on tuesday evening before returning to land where it is expected to dump around 60 centimetres of rain over georgia and the carolinas by friday. the boxing scandal engulfing the olympic games continues to develop in paris. both algeria's imane khelif and lin yu ting of taiwan are guaranteed a medal in their respective female categories, despite being banned last year by the international boxing association. at a shambolic news conference, the iba said the results of chromosome tests showed both boxers were ineligible. our sports editor dan roan reports. it's the olympic controversy that just won't go away. allowed to compete in the women's boxing here, despite being disqualified from last year's world championships for reportedly failing gender eligibility tests, algeria's iman khelif and taiwan's lin yu ting find themselves at the centre of a growing storm. today, at a sometimes

chaotic press conference, the iba promised more details. appearing via video link, its russian president attacked the ioc, which has suspended the governing body that has the governing body and has questioned the validity of the tests in 2022 and 2023 that led to both fighters being banned. both boxers were asked to take a further blood test. it demonstrated the chromosomes that we refer to within the technical competition rules that make both boxers ineligible. whilst the ioc have had that information previously, they haven't done anything with it. the iba claimed at the request of the boxers' respective national 0lympic committees no more details could be given, although its former medical chief had this to say about khelif. the medical result notes and the laboratories say that this boxer is male. khelif has always insisted she is a woman and today called

for an end to the global scrutiny of her biological sex. translation: it can destroy people. - it can kill people's thoughts, spirit and mind. and it can divide people. and because of that, i ask them to refrain from bullying. the ioc, meanwhile, which is running the boxing competition here but has come under pressure to adopt stricter gender eligibility criteria, questioned the validity of the iba's tests. i can't tell you if they are credible or not credible because the source from which they came was not credible and the basis for the questions was not credible. the iba insists it is trying to protect women's sport, but the ioc suspended the russian—led body in 2019 over governance and integrity issues, stripping it of its official status last year. what assurances can you give? and can you really be trusted as an organisation, given that trust is at the heart of this? there is no conspiracy theory. we don't have a conspiracy theory. that's not what it's about. i don't tell lies. there is no requirement for me to tell lies.

this dispute has reignited the debate over how sport should balance inclusion with fairness and safety in women's competition. and with both khelif and lin nowjust two wins away from gold medals, it's a row that threatens to overshadow the remainder of these games. dan roan, bbc news, paris. before we go, a recap of the top story out of bangladesh. pictures that came in from monday, you can see the jubilant crowds taking to the streets and storming the prime minister'spalace after the prime minister sheikh hasina resigned and fled in the face of large—scale resigned and fled in the face of la rge—scale protests. resigned and fled in the face of large—scale protests. for the moment, you can get more details on the bbc website. stay with us on bbc news. hello there. tuesday is going to feel cooler and fresher, some sunshine, could be a few showers as well. on monday, though, the highest temperature of the day

was in north—eastern scotland. temperatures in the moray firth got up to 27 degrees. that was in this warm and humid air ahead of this weather front here, which is bringing some rain in from the west. following on from that, we see the cooler and fresher air moving into the north—west of the uk. the rain on that weather front increasingly light and patchy, but quite a change coming into northern ireland. temperatures some ten degrees lower than at the same time on monday morning. a more comfortable night for sleeping. quite muggy, though, across the midlands and eastern england. a little rain here, could prove to be a bit hit and miss. that moves through, then we get some sunshine following. the odd shower coming in over the irish sea, but most of these showers getting blown into northern ireland and western scotland. a bit drier in eastern scotland, but we're not going to see the high temperatures we had on monday in that cooler and fresher air. the highest temperatures towards the south—east of england, the mid 20s here. but with that weather front out of the way,

we still have the low pressure getting closer to the north—west. that's strengthening the winds, quite windy for the time of year on wednesday. to greet the day, we have some wet weather in scotland. as that moves through, more showers in scotland and northern ireland — with that stronger wind, we could blow a few showers further east across england and wales. still looking dry in the south—east of england, on wednesday. but temperatures even here will be lower on wednesday. 18—22 celsius is a little below the average for this time of year. the area of low pressure to the north of scotland does finally move away by thursday, but it allows these weather fronts to come in from the atlantic. we will find the cloud thickening and increasing during the day on thursday, some rain and drizzle setting in. still uncertainty as to how far north the rain is going to get. now pushing a little further north into the central belt of scotland. northern scotland dry, and we may not get much rain towards the south—east of england, with temperatures into the low 20s.

but we're not going to see a return of the heat. that's because the position of the jet stream is rushing right the way across the uk, so we are more likely to have some rain from time to time.

we are watching japan after they saw their first —— worst day since the black market crash. a us federaljudge has ruled that google's online search monopoly is illegal, paving the way to reshape how these technology companies operate. hello and welcome to business today. i'm arunoday mukharji. to our top story — a usjudge has ruled that google acted illegally to crush competition and maintain a monopoly on online search and related advertising. 0ur north america business correspondent michelle fleury has all the details. the mega— cap stocks also continued to tumble. a falling of over 4%. they are regaining some lost ground in after—hours trading. investors seem to be

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