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samira hussain. — injail. or in hiding. samira hussain, thank— injail. or in hiding.y i injail. or in hiding. samira i hussain, thank you very much injail. or in hiding. samira _ hussain, thank you very much indeed. hollywood's award season gets under way in la in the next few hours — with the golden globes award ceremony. barbie and 0ppenheimer are tipped for success — as emma vardy reports. hi, barbie. hi, ken. 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
samira hussain. — injail. or in hiding. samira hussain, thank— injail. or in hiding.y i injail. or in hiding. samira i hussain, thank you very much injail. or in hiding. samira _ hussain, thank you very much indeed. hollywood's award season gets under way in la in the next few hours — with the golden globes award ceremony. barbie and 0ppenheimer are tipped for success — as emma vardy reports. hi, barbie. hi, ken. it was neverjust about a plastic doll. barbie, a satire on a female's role...
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samira hussain reporting there from the bangladeshi capital.or now. goodbye. hello there. for many, it's been a much drier day today with some sunshine. but again, there are still around 200 flood warnings in force because all the rain that we've had is still making its way through the major river system. so for more detail, you can check out the website. but actually the drier weather is here for a while now. it will feel colder as it has done today and we will have some frost and some lingering fog like we had today in cumbria. and thatjust thickens up again this evening and overnight under the high pressure. but the high pressure is going to be responsible for the drier weather. it's blocking these weather systems from bringing their rain in off the atlantic. but it's not altogether dry. there have been quite a number of showers, which will continue to diminish for most this evening and overnight, although we may pick up more across east anglia and the south—east and they could fall as sleet or snow over the higher ground here, it's certainl
samira hussain reporting there from the bangladeshi capital.or now. goodbye. hello there. for many, it's been a much drier day today with some sunshine. but again, there are still around 200 flood warnings in force because all the rain that we've had is still making its way through the major river system. so for more detail, you can check out the website. but actually the drier weather is here for a while now. it will feel colder as it has done today and we will have some frost and some...
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samira hussain reports.ys lined with political posters. most are for candidates from the ruling party, awami league. but something's missing. there are no opposition posters to be seen. this woman has a story to tell, but she is afraid to speak in public. so we take her somewhere discreet. we're not using her name to protect her identity. her husband, a well—known worker for the country's main opposition party, the bangladesh nationalist party, or bnp, he was arrested last year. and 26 days after his arrest, her son got a call that his father died injail. translation: just three days earlier, my son - saw his father haldi. my daughter spoke to him. i spoke to him. i saw him with mother—in—law. my son keeps saying, no, my father can't die like this. when he asked them how he died, they said, "we don't know. "just come to dhaka medical college morgue and take him." she said when she saw her husband, he had marks all over his body, hands and face. authorities told her he died of natural causes, but she believes
samira hussain reports.ys lined with political posters. most are for candidates from the ruling party, awami league. but something's missing. there are no opposition posters to be seen. this woman has a story to tell, but she is afraid to speak in public. so we take her somewhere discreet. we're not using her name to protect her identity. her husband, a well—known worker for the country's main opposition party, the bangladesh nationalist party, or bnp, he was arrested last year. and 26 days...
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samira hussain there.age of 92. he won two world cups as a player, but is best loved in his homeland for his coaching of the great national team that won the cup in 1970. zagallo played alongside the greats such as pele — he retired from the sport after the world cup in germany in 2006 and had been living with numerous health problems. here's our reporter simijolaosho in the newsroom with more. mario zagallo was one of the most instrumental figures in brazilian football history. he brought victory to his country over four decades — from the 1950s to the 1990s. his family have described him as a loving grandfather, as a victorious professional, and as a patriot who leaves behind great achievements. well, zagallo was a winger who you can see over here who was part of the team that brought the country back to back world cup victories in 1958 and in 1962. and in 1970, the professor or the old wolf, as he was nicknamed, managed the team that is widely regarded as one of the best international teams of all time.
samira hussain there.age of 92. he won two world cups as a player, but is best loved in his homeland for his coaching of the great national team that won the cup in 1970. zagallo played alongside the greats such as pele — he retired from the sport after the world cup in germany in 2006 and had been living with numerous health problems. here's our reporter simijolaosho in the newsroom with more. mario zagallo was one of the most instrumental figures in brazilian football history. he brought...
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samira hussain. "portrait of fraulein lieser" once belonged to a wealthyjewish family and was last seen in public in 1925. the painting is now being put up for auction — $54 million. with estimates putting its value at more than $54 million. it has been a stormy week for many but the weekend looks drier and less windy. there will still be gales around, as we will see today, across the north and west of scotland, particularly the highlands and islands. breezy for most but the winds gradually easing down, as are the number of showers, because of the number of showers, because of the ridge of high pressure building in from the south. tightly packed i suppose, windy weather 30 north, thatis suppose, windy weather 30 north, that is where the showers will continue. i suppose there will be more winteriness over the tops of the scottish mountains and some quite lively showers too, but few of —— fewer of them, and temperatures are falling back so it is fresher and cooler but still blustery. these are the wind
samira hussain. "portrait of fraulein lieser" once belonged to a wealthyjewish family and was last seen in public in 1925. the painting is now being put up for auction — $54 million. with estimates putting its value at more than $54 million. it has been a stormy week for many but the weekend looks drier and less windy. there will still be gales around, as we will see today, across the north and west of scotland, particularly the highlands and islands. breezy for most but the winds...
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samira hussain reporting.ed to run again for the presidency. it will consider a judgement in colorado that mr trump's actions during the storming of the us capitol three years ago amounted to insurrection, which means he shouldn't be allowed to stand for the republican presidential nomination. the supreme court ruling is expected to be applied to all 50 us states. greece has reopened one of its most important monuments of classical antiquity, the site of the palace where alexander the great was crowned king of macedonia in the year 336 bc. it's taken 16 years to renovate parts of the place near thessaloniki. the restored sections include some of its massive colonnades. the greek prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis, described friday's reopening as an event of global importance. that is all for me for now. do stay with us here on bbc news. —— from me. the drier and sunnier weather has arrived for many, not for all, and there are of course still numerous flood warnings in four, some of the rivers still making its
samira hussain reporting.ed to run again for the presidency. it will consider a judgement in colorado that mr trump's actions during the storming of the us capitol three years ago amounted to insurrection, which means he shouldn't be allowed to stand for the republican presidential nomination. the supreme court ruling is expected to be applied to all 50 us states. greece has reopened one of its most important monuments of classical antiquity, the site of the palace where alexander the great was...
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samira hussain reporting. goodbye for now. good afternoon.umerous flood warnings in force. some of the rivers still seeing that rain making its way downstream. so there is still concern of further flooding. and that's the bbc website for more details on those flood warnings. but actually it's looking much drier from today onwards. it will feel a lot colder. and under this area of high pressure with little wind around, for most of us, fog becomes an issue. although these tightly packed isobars in the south will always temper the feel of things and alleviate too many frost worries. but we've still got a few showers coming down through the northern isles, the north east of england, and into southern and eastern areas, and a lot of cloud, whilst further west, the showers are fading, but temperatures are notably lower — sixes and sevens for the most part. and that will equate to a much colder evening and overnight. we'll see some ice forming quite widely. we've still got a few wintry showers there. yes, they could be wintry, even over the downs ac
samira hussain reporting. goodbye for now. good afternoon.umerous flood warnings in force. some of the rivers still seeing that rain making its way downstream. so there is still concern of further flooding. and that's the bbc website for more details on those flood warnings. but actually it's looking much drier from today onwards. it will feel a lot colder. and under this area of high pressure with little wind around, for most of us, fog becomes an issue. although these tightly packed isobars...
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samira hussain was at the scene.the first workers that have come out from inside the tunnel. 17 days they have spent inside that tunnel and now they are finally out and in those ambulances. translation: i am very happy. i am 55 and i have seen life. but my son is very young. he has a long life. as 2023 started to draw to a close, one of the year's biggest stories happened here in the middle east. yolande, you woke up that morning and it was you who was trying to make sense of this for, for all of us. we didn't have much detail at first, but we knew very quickly that it was huge, that it was unprecedented, and that it was going to change everything. and what is the latest that you're hearing not only about those killed, but the numbers of people injured? really extraordinary numbers. at least a0 israelis have been killed and 740 injured. that's the latest report that i have seen quoting the israeli sort of medical services. and on top of that, you know, it's still not clear exactly what's happening in southern israel.
samira hussain was at the scene.the first workers that have come out from inside the tunnel. 17 days they have spent inside that tunnel and now they are finally out and in those ambulances. translation: i am very happy. i am 55 and i have seen life. but my son is very young. he has a long life. as 2023 started to draw to a close, one of the year's biggest stories happened here in the middle east. yolande, you woke up that morning and it was you who was trying to make sense of this for, for all...
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hussain, has the latest from the capital dhaka. election commission and the commissioner has told the bbc that the awami league, that's the ruling party, has won more than 50% of the seats, but to be clear, they haven't actually declared the election a win for sheikh hasina, but it is pretty much accepted that that will be the likely outcome because as you rightly pointed out, the main opposition party, the bangladesh nationalist party, did not contest in these elections. they accuse the government of being unable to hold free and fair elections. so with really no strong opposition to oppose ms hasina and her awami league party, it seems there was little doubt she was going to cruise through to yet another victory. samira, so the bnp did not take part, they boycotted the elections, there has been violence in the run—up to today. in terms of the legitimacy of the vote, should sheikh hasina be concerned? has she expressed any concern? i think there is a lot of questions being raised about the legitimacy of this vote which is why ther
hussain, has the latest from the capital dhaka. election commission and the commissioner has told the bbc that the awami league, that's the ruling party, has won more than 50% of the seats, but to be clear, they haven't actually declared the election a win for sheikh hasina, but it is pretty much accepted that that will be the likely outcome because as you rightly pointed out, the main opposition party, the bangladesh nationalist party, did not contest in these elections. they accuse the...
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the bbc�*s south asia correspondent samira hussain was there. its military might. and that's why you're seeing contingents from the army, the navy and even the air force participating in this military parade. it's going to make its way through the streets of delhi on a nine kilometre long route that will end at the historic red fort. and it's notjust about military strength, it's also about celebrating india's ethnic and cultural diversity. and it's why you have representation from each state in the country in this parade. but this is also a moment to remember that this is when india adopted its own constitution. so for the thousands of people that have gathered on the street corners in delhi or are watching on television, it's also an opportunity to be able to celebrate their country. big news from the world of football today. one of liverpool's most successful managers, jurgen klopp has announced he will stand down at the end of the season. klopp, who is 56, said he was running out of energy.klopp has won six major trophies since his appointme
the bbc�*s south asia correspondent samira hussain was there. its military might. and that's why you're seeing contingents from the army, the navy and even the air force participating in this military parade. it's going to make its way through the streets of delhi on a nine kilometre long route that will end at the historic red fort. and it's notjust about military strength, it's also about celebrating india's ethnic and cultural diversity. and it's why you have representation from each state...
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hussain has more.tions come as no surprise, prime minister sheikh hasina was all but guaranteed a win but now there will be questions about whether the results reflect the will of the people. 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 amongst 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. and prime minister sheikh hasina looks to be able
hussain has more.tions come as no surprise, prime minister sheikh hasina was all but guaranteed a win but now there will be questions about whether the results reflect the will of the people. 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 amongst voters because the main opposition party was not...
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our south asia correspondent samira hussain has been monitoring events for us in dhaka.esults of these elections come as no real surprise. prime minister sheikh hasina was all but guaranteed a win. but now there going to be some questions about whether the results actually reflect the will of the people. the country's main opposition party were boycotting the elections, saying that they didn't believe that the government could hold free and fair elections. they also encouraged their supporters not to go out and vote. then there was this general sense of apathy amongst voters because the main opposition party wasn't 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 pl
our south asia correspondent samira hussain has been monitoring events for us in dhaka.esults of these elections come as no real surprise. prime minister sheikh hasina was all but guaranteed a win. but now there going to be some questions about whether the results actually reflect the will of the people. the country's main opposition party were boycotting the elections, saying that they didn't believe that the government could hold free and fair elections. they also encouraged their supporters...
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hussain, has the latest from the capital dhaka.ner has told the bbc that the awami league, that's the ruling party, has won more than 50% of the seats, but to be clear, they haven't actually declared the election a win for sheikh hasina, but it is pretty much accepted that that will be the likely outcome because as you rightly pointed out, the main opposition party, the bangladesh nationalist party, did not contest in these elections. they accuse the government of being unable to hold free and fair elections. so with really no strong opposition to oppose ms hasina and her awami league party, it seems there was little doubt she was going to cruise through to yet another victory. samira, so the bnp did not take part, they boycotted the elections, let's speak now to ali riaz, professor of political science at the illinois state university, and president of the american institute of bangladesh studies. thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. first off, i think it is worth us discussing the turn out of these elections. it di
hussain, has the latest from the capital dhaka.ner has told the bbc that the awami league, that's the ruling party, has won more than 50% of the seats, but to be clear, they haven't actually declared the election a win for sheikh hasina, but it is pretty much accepted that that will be the likely outcome because as you rightly pointed out, the main opposition party, the bangladesh nationalist party, did not contest in these elections. they accuse the government of being unable to hold free and...
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the bbc�*s south asia correspondent samira hussain was there.from the army, the navy and even the air force participating in this military parade. it's going to make its way through the streets of delhi on a nine kilometre long route that will end at the historic red fort. and it's notjust about military strength, it's also about celebrating india's ethnic and cultural diversity. and it's why you have representation from each state in the country in this parade. but this is also a moment to remember that this is when india adopted its own constitution. so for the thousands of people that have gathered on the street corners in delhi or are watching on television, it's also an opportunity to be able to celebrate their country. i'm frankie mccamley, you're watching bbc news. hello there. it's been a stormy week for many, but the weekend is looking drier and less windy. there will still be gales around, as we'll see today across the north and west of scotland, particularly the highlands and the islands. but for most of us, yes, it's breezy still, bu
the bbc�*s south asia correspondent samira hussain was there.from the army, the navy and even the air force participating in this military parade. it's going to make its way through the streets of delhi on a nine kilometre long route that will end at the historic red fort. and it's notjust about military strength, it's also about celebrating india's ethnic and cultural diversity. and it's why you have representation from each state in the country in this parade. but this is also a moment to...
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live now to the capital, dhaka, and our correspondent samira hussain. where you are and what has been happening? just behind me as a polling — has been happening? just behind me as a polling station _ has been happening? just behind me as a polling station here, - me as a polling station here, voting under way for the last three hours, and if you look around you can see these black and white posters everywhere they are actually posters for they are actually posters for the candidate from the ruling party. there is an independent candidate that is also on this ballot but you cannot see any kinds of posters for that candidate, there is little to no representation for an independent. and that is why there is a lot of criticism about these elections and why the main opposition party is calling them one—sided, because even those independents that are participating in the elections are really barely visible. ~ ., ., elections are really barely visible. ., ., , visible. what other reasons behind main _ visible. what other reasons behind main opposition - visib
live now to the capital, dhaka, and our correspondent samira hussain. where you are and what has been happening? just behind me as a polling — has been happening? just behind me as a polling station _ has been happening? just behind me as a polling station here, - me as a polling station here, voting under way for the last three hours, and if you look around you can see these black and white posters everywhere they are actually posters for they are actually posters for the candidate from the...
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hussain, is outside a polling station in the capital, dhaka, and told me the latest developments.iolence as well, but also, more concerningly, there was a lot of vote rigging, which is why this election, prime minister sheikh hasina was determined to have what she could call free and fair elections. of course, the challenge is that the main opposition party, the bangladesh nationalist party, did not participate. polls have just closed. i am near a polling station and they are going to start counting the votes shortly. but if you look at voter turnout, i mean, just half an hour before the polls closed, we heard from the election commissioner that in fact there was about a 27% voter turnout. that's pretty low. by comparison, in the last general election in the uk, you saw a 67% voter turnout. in the last presidential election in the united states, you saw more than 50% of voters turn out. so it then calls into question whether or not these results will truly be reflective of the will of the people, given the low turnout and the fact that the main opposition party did not contest. a
hussain, is outside a polling station in the capital, dhaka, and told me the latest developments.iolence as well, but also, more concerningly, there was a lot of vote rigging, which is why this election, prime minister sheikh hasina was determined to have what she could call free and fair elections. of course, the challenge is that the main opposition party, the bangladesh nationalist party, did not participate. polls have just closed. i am near a polling station and they are going to start...
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live now to the bangladeshi capital dhaka — and our correspondent samira hussain.he result is? it held, is there a conclusion what the result is? , , . ., ,, ., , ., result is? it pretty much appears to be the case — result is? it pretty much appears to be the case given _ result is? it pretty much appears to be the case given that _ result is? it pretty much appears to be the case given that the - result is? it pretty much appears to be the case given that the main - be the case given that the main opposition party, the bangladesh nationalist party, is not contesting the elections. not only have they said that they are boycotting the elections but they also called for a two—day strike, which is already under way. two—day strike, which is already underway. i two—day strike, which is already under way. i realise that it looks quite busy behind me but if you can imaginejust 24—hour to quite busy behind me but if you can imagine just 24—hour to go, quite busy behind me but if you can imaginejust 24—hour to go, this quite busy behind me but if you can imagine just 24—h
live now to the bangladeshi capital dhaka — and our correspondent samira hussain.he result is? it held, is there a conclusion what the result is? , , . ., ,, ., , ., result is? it pretty much appears to be the case — result is? it pretty much appears to be the case given _ result is? it pretty much appears to be the case given that _ result is? it pretty much appears to be the case given that the - result is? it pretty much appears to be the case given that the main - be the case given that...
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live now to the capital, dhaka, and our south asia correspondent samira hussain.an bring us up to date with the latestment so the counting is still going on, right now, but we do know that the awami league party, led by the prime minister sheikh hasina has crossed that threshold of winning a clear majority, now, just how strong that majority, now, just how strong that majority is, is still being worked out, that said, this is an election that pretty much everyone knew what the result was going to be, before votes were cast, and that is because the main opposition party, the bangladesh nationalist party were boycotting these elections so when you look in terms of with the choices that voters had when casting their ballot, it was either vote for their ballot, it was either vote for the awami league, or vote for the independent candidates and overwhelming majority of those independent candidates were supporters of the ruling government. 500 candidates weren't there in this election? , ,., , ., 500 candidates weren't there in this election? , , ., election? yes, sorry
live now to the capital, dhaka, and our south asia correspondent samira hussain.an bring us up to date with the latestment so the counting is still going on, right now, but we do know that the awami league party, led by the prime minister sheikh hasina has crossed that threshold of winning a clear majority, now, just how strong that majority, now, just how strong that majority is, is still being worked out, that said, this is an election that pretty much everyone knew what the result was going...
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live now to the capital dhaka to speak to our south asia correspondent samira hussain.ions but has no real opponent. there are candidates who are participating but most independent candidates are sympathetic to the ruling government. the bangladesh nationalist party, the bnp decided to boycott the election because they don't think it will be free and fair. i realise where i am in data seems like it's quite busy but if you look at what was happening 2a hours ago, it is wall—to—wall traffic. it's actually a lot quieter because the bnp has asked for a two—day strike. they say because these are one—sided elections, their supporters should not go out to vote and should instead engage with a strike. a lot of shop are closed. he had been talking to people in the run—up to this. what have they been saying? run-up to this. what have they been sa in: ? , ., ., run-up to this. what have they been sa inc? ,., ., ., run-up to this. what have they been sa in? ., ., , saying? there is a lot of apathy when it comes _ saying? there is a lot of apathy when it comes to _ saying? there is
live now to the capital dhaka to speak to our south asia correspondent samira hussain.ions but has no real opponent. there are candidates who are participating but most independent candidates are sympathetic to the ruling government. the bangladesh nationalist party, the bnp decided to boycott the election because they don't think it will be free and fair. i realise where i am in data seems like it's quite busy but if you look at what was happening 2a hours ago, it is wall—to—wall traffic....
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hussain, has the latest from the capital, dhaka.g on right now, but we do know that the awami league party, led by the prime minister sheikh hasina, has crossed that threshold of winning a clear majority. nowjust how strong that majority is, is still being worked out. that said, this is an election that pretty much everyone knew what the result was going to be, before votes were cast. and that is because the main opposition party, the bangladesh nationalist party were boycotting the elections, so when you look in terms of the choices that voters had when casting their ballot, it was either vote for the awami league, or vote for the independent candidates, and an overwhelming majority of those independent candidates were sport ires candidates were supporters of the ruling government. when you look at the turn out in the elections, you know, we spent the whole day at polling stations and yes, there were a steady stream of voters that were making their way in, but it wasn't a huge number that you would normally expect, in fact one poll
hussain, has the latest from the capital, dhaka.g on right now, but we do know that the awami league party, led by the prime minister sheikh hasina, has crossed that threshold of winning a clear majority. nowjust how strong that majority is, is still being worked out. that said, this is an election that pretty much everyone knew what the result was going to be, before votes were cast. and that is because the main opposition party, the bangladesh nationalist party were boycotting the elections,...
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hussain has been monitoring events from the bangladeshi capital, dhaka.ist party, is not contesting the elections. not only have they said that they are boycotting the elections but they also called for a two—day strike, which is already under way. i realise that it looks quite busy behind me but if you can imagine just 2a hours ago, this was just wall—to—wall traffic. it's actually usually a lot more busy. even as we were walking around on the streets, we saw that there are quite a few shops that were closed. some of course abiding by this call for a strike, with others just taking the opportunity to go back to their home districts since they are going to be voting. and then of course, there is that sense of worry in case something does happen ahead of these elections. the israeli army says its completed what it claims is the "dismantling" of hamas's command structure in the northern gaza strip. a spokesman said hamas fighters could operate only �*sporadically�* in the area. according to israel around 8,000 palestinian fighters have been killed in northe
hussain has been monitoring events from the bangladeshi capital, dhaka.ist party, is not contesting the elections. not only have they said that they are boycotting the elections but they also called for a two—day strike, which is already under way. i realise that it looks quite busy behind me but if you can imagine just 2a hours ago, this was just wall—to—wall traffic. it's actually usually a lot more busy. even as we were walking around on the streets, we saw that there are quite a few...
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live now to the capital, dhaka, and our south asia correspondent samira hussain.alf an hour before the polls _ a low turnout. exactly. half an hour before the polls closed _ a low turnout. exactly. half an hour before the polls closed we - a low turnout. exactly. half an hour before the polls closed we heard i before the polls closed we heard from the election commission that about 27% of the electorate had come out to cast their ballot and since then the electoral commission has updated the numbers and reports that 40% have come out to vote meaning an additional i3% of voters came out in the last half hour and there are some questions about that and what we heard from the election observers here is that they did not witness any election tampering or reason to worry about the legitimacy of the elections and you have to recognise the context in which the elections are taking place. the main opposition party, the bangladesh national party have boycotted the elections saying they did not believe they would be free and fair. and according to human rights groups there'
live now to the capital, dhaka, and our south asia correspondent samira hussain.alf an hour before the polls _ a low turnout. exactly. half an hour before the polls closed _ a low turnout. exactly. half an hour before the polls closed we - a low turnout. exactly. half an hour before the polls closed we heard i before the polls closed we heard from the election commission that about 27% of the electorate had come out to cast their ballot and since then the electoral commission has updated the...
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hussain has the latest from the bangladeshi capital, dhaka.testing the elections. not only have they said that they are boycotting the elections but they also called for a two—day strike, which is already under way. i realise that it looks quite busy behind me but if you can imagine just 2a hours ago, this was just wall—to—wall traffic. it's actually usually a lot more busy. even as we were walking around on the streets, we saw that there are quite a few shops that were closed. some of course abiding by this call for a strike, with others just taking the opportunity to go back to their home districts since they are going to be voting. and then of course, there is that sense of worry in case something does happen ahead of these elections. here in the uk — the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has said the government will do all it can to speed up compensation for post office branch managers who were wrongly convicted in the horizon it scandal. more than 700 post office branch managers were accused of wrongdoing after faulty accounting software made it a
hussain has the latest from the bangladeshi capital, dhaka.testing the elections. not only have they said that they are boycotting the elections but they also called for a two—day strike, which is already under way. i realise that it looks quite busy behind me but if you can imagine just 2a hours ago, this was just wall—to—wall traffic. it's actually usually a lot more busy. even as we were walking around on the streets, we saw that there are quite a few shops that were closed. some of...
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live now to the capital, dhaka, and our south asia correspondent samira hussain.ingly, a lot of vote rigging. that's why in this election prime minister sheikh essien i was determined to have what she could call fair elections. the challenge was the main opposition party, the bnp had not put participated. polls close and they are going to start counting votes shortly. but if you look at voter turnout, just half an hour before the polls closed, we heard from the election commissioner that in fact there was about a 27% voter turnout. that's pretty low. by comparison, in the last general election in the uk, we saw a 67% voter turnout. in the last election in the us, we saw more than 50% of voters turn out. so it then calls into question about whether or not these results will truly be reflective of the will of the people given the low turnout and the people given the low turnout and the fact the main opposition party did not contest. find the fact the main opposition party did not contest.— did not contest. and 'ust briefly, what are did not contest. and 'ust briefly,
live now to the capital, dhaka, and our south asia correspondent samira hussain.ingly, a lot of vote rigging. that's why in this election prime minister sheikh essien i was determined to have what she could call fair elections. the challenge was the main opposition party, the bnp had not put participated. polls close and they are going to start counting votes shortly. but if you look at voter turnout, just half an hour before the polls closed, we heard from the election commissioner that in...
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samira hussain was at the scene.ted to draw to a close, one of the year�*s biggest stories happened here in the middle east. yolande, you woke up that morning and it was you who was trying to make sense of this for, for all of us. we didn�*t have much detail at first, but we knew very quickly that it was huge, that it was unprecedented, and that it was going to change everything. and what is the latest that you�*re hearing not only about those killed, but the numbers of people injured? really extraordinary numbers. at least 40 israelis have been killed and 740 injured. that�*s the latest report that i have seen quoting the israeli sort of medical services. and on top of that, you know, it�*s still not clear exactly what�*s happening in southern israel. that morning, as it turned out, thousands of hamas fighters broke across the border. it was a brutal attack. more than 1,200 people in israel were murdered and there were some 240 hostages who were taken back to gaza. we heard the screaming. we heard the...obviously al
samira hussain was at the scene.ted to draw to a close, one of the year�*s biggest stories happened here in the middle east. yolande, you woke up that morning and it was you who was trying to make sense of this for, for all of us. we didn�*t have much detail at first, but we knew very quickly that it was huge, that it was unprecedented, and that it was going to change everything. and what is the latest that you�*re hearing not only about those killed, but the numbers of people injured?...