tarion a some but on the her leadership the country has become one of the fastest growing economies in the world she's alternated in power with him main rival zia for most of the last three decades zia heads the bangladesh national party the largest in an opposition coalition and she is currently in prison serving seventeen years for corruption charges she says opposite of agent joel stratford reports from dhaka. voters cast their ballots overturn an election campaign described by the bond with a she opposition as one of the most violent in this country's forty seven year history. forever do we have a lot of hope in this election because we couldn't vote in the last one but this time we came to vote let's see what happens now the government deployed hundreds of thousands of security forces across the country an effort it said that was to guarantee a peaceful vote weeks of violence and what the opposition described as intimidation

by the ruling party in the build up to this election certainly the situation at this polling station has been calm but that's not to say there haven't been allegations of voter fraud members of an opposition polling station monitoring team say they had their i.d.'s and election papers confiscated they said they were threatened and ordered to leave. all polities was supposed to have election monitors at polling stations to watch the voting process and a vote count election commission members confirm to us they had also seen opposition members to the way. we fourteen members of the opposition b.n.p. entered the polling station we gave our papers to the presiding officer and he said to go to the booth then the ruling party members beat us and forced us from the building. with the government down the opas asian acknowledge a number of supporters from both sides who were killed on the election day. but the ruling party said the election had been free and fair then this from the leader of

the largest opposition coalition including the main opposition party on that one. we urge immediately to cancel this what we reject the so-called result of the election we demand to hold another election under a non politicized government. the election commission says it will investigate allegations of vote rigging but the announcement by the opposition that it has rejected the vote has huge implications for the political future and security situation across this country struck at al-jazeera. on al-jazeera why u.k. bosses will soon have to explain any gaps between that border on the shop floor.

we got some really nasty storms rolling across the far north of australia and indeed it was cans for example of a forum is of rain in the past week alone some areas to seen more than that we may even see developing a tropical storm trouble sign time developing here as we go on through the next couple of days some very wet weather continuing into the cape york peninsula into the gulf of carpentaria just around the top and to elsewhere for australia so all about the hate and that heat does look to stay in place as we go on into the new year thirty one celsius there for say day twenty five in melbourne later on in the way we could get up to the high thirty's in melbourne so certainly something to watch out for five bands of course are extensive meanwhile this loss each dry across new zealand some increasing cloud just spilling into south island so you might see a little bit of wet weather coming in here from time to time on monday north island generally set fair gently fired and dry temperatures here at around twenty three

degrees may ma is generally dry and nasty drier across japan possibility of want to snow flurries into the far north of on she maybe into hokkaido studies on the coast side it'll be a little broad to say as we go on into tuesday behind that just minus one the soul . capturing a moment in time. snapshots of other lives. other stories . providing a glimpse into someone else's world. inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. witness documentaries to open your eyes on al-jazeera.

welcome back reminder of the top stories say on al jazeera al-jazeera has obtained for church of the saudi hit team carrying body bags said to contain the body of murdered janice jamal khashoggi in son of the saudi consul general's residence in istanbul. on official results in bangladesh is general election show that prime minister shaikh seen as prophet is heading for the sense of victory the opposition has already rejected the poll on the day marred by the deaths of eight hundred people and reports of widespread vote rigging and there have been scenes of chaos at some polling stations in the democratic republic of congo as voters try to cast their ballots in the country's long delayed presidential election voters have been

frustrated by torrential rain broken voting machines and missing ballot lists voting has been extended into the nights. afghanistan's presidential election has been postponed by three moments to give the authorities time to organize the ballots the new vote will be held on july the twenty fifth that comes after october's parliamentary polls were heavily criticised with huge delays at polling stations functioning equipment the timing of the poem has also been complicated by talks between the u.s. special envoy and the taliban aimed at launching a peace process in afghanistan. sudan's parliament has passed its twenty nine hundred fiscal budget as protests spurred by a lack of economic opportunity continue in various cities around the country politicians say the new budget will reduce the country's inflation but many remain skeptical that they will be able to deliver on that promise her morgan reports from

the capital. after days of demonstration over the poor state of economy which have morphed into calls for the government to step down sudan's parliament passed its twenty nine thousand first call budget how much. was the most important thing about a budget is addressing the hard currency issue and increasing exports by thirty percent while reducing imports by increasing lack of production the budget also focuses on freezing oil production reducing imports of oil. the new budget promises to reduce the country's inflation from its current rate of seventy percent to twenty seven it also aims to increase economic growth by five point one percent and raise spending by nearly three point four billion dollars while cutting budget deficit to three point three percent from the current three point seven aims that some economists think will be difficult to achieve and. there's a huge deficit in the budget about one billion dollars there is also a deficit between exports and imports and i mean creasing the inflation these are

challenges facing the government so anything that doesn't address those issues affect the implementation of the budget are. the newly passed spending bill also leaves important questions unanswered. the new budget will maintain subsidies on wheat and theo but doesn't explain where the government will get the hard currency needed to pay for the subsidies because if the take has left long queues at petrol stations and lack of pride in some bakeries which has triggered nationwide protests a process that began in the city of barra overbred shortages and rising inflation quickly spread to other parts of the country the government responded with tear gas and live ammunition more than sixty percent of sudan's revenue was lost when thoughts dentist heated in twenty eleven taking a third of the country's oil reserves with it despite government attempts to find new sources of revenue sudan suffered now some sudanese three they have lost faith in the government's ability to fix the economy. i have little faith

in the government but there's no other option if we get another government m. . might be even worse than the one we currently have to go to one of those i don't like i do feel our only problem is the high prices we've said it before the government has taken all our money but we don't know what the future holds what if we bring in people who have experience and they destroy the economy even more. so dense economy has been fragile for the past seven years but politicians here hope that their twenty one thousand budget would lead to greater stability both economically as well as politically people morgan of zero. at least twenty two people have died after heavy rains caused flash floods and landslides in the philippines local media has reported dozens missing or traps after that tropical cyclone hit on saturday the number of casualties could rise as rescue and retrieval operations continue thousands of passengers were also left stranded at different ports across the country. south korea's president has received

a letter from north korean leader kim jong il asking for more summits in the new year president office says came also expressed regret that he was unable to visit the south before the end of twenty eighteen kaman moon met three times this year made a series of goodwill gestures. colombian authorities say they're investigating an assassination plot against president even decay involving three venezuelan nationals colombia's foreign minister says the men were arrested with heavy weapons including two rifles intelligence suggests they were planning to target due k a right wing economist who's frequently criticized the socialist government of venezuela's leader nicolas maduro. on january the first new york comes into force here in the u.k. targeting the growing pay gap between executives and their employees u.k. listed companies will have to monitor it reveal and justify the difference in

salaries between the boardroom and the shop floor paul brennan reports as part of our series a new nourse for twenty nineteen. the glass and metal towers of london's financial district symbolize the success and sometimes excess of britain's top companies while enforced public austerity has kept a lid on the average working wage the eye watering salaries and extraordinary bonuses of the top u.k. bosses have sparked outrage in twenty seventeen alone the salary of top bosses jumped eleven percent to four point nine million dollars over the past twenty years or so we've seen the pay of a foot see one hundred c. go from about fifty or sixty times that the average u.k. work to war like one hundred fifty times now there's been no real justification for that in terms of company performance so i definitely think it is the case that there's been a major corporate governance or policy failure somewhere along the line among a string of high profile controversies in twenty eighteen with

a ninety five million dollars bonus paid to jeff urban c.e.o. of the house bill de persimmon the public outrage cost him his job. the royal mail paid its new chief executive rico back a seven point three million dollars signing on fee despite seventy percent of shareholders objecting and a shareholder revolt bt failed to block a two point nine million dollars package for gavin patterson the departing chief executive remuneration committees have been required for a long time now to take into account paying conditions elsewhere in the company when setting executive pay and they have absolutely failed to do this from january twenty ninth listed companies with more than two hundred fifty employees must calculate unpublicized the pay ratio between the boss and the average worker the institute of directors supports the new rules although it says some comparisons will be more useful than others but if for the same company you'll seeing say the

pay ratio increase from one year to the next so top exact a moving upwards at a faster rate than that of the average employee that could give rise to legitimate questions in the sense that you're describing and if companies refuse to moderate themselves there is scope for further government intervention perhaps policies from the government in relation to their procurement activities or in relation to the. tax system that would favor the companies with lower pay ratios and penalize those with the vast caps that have become increasingly complex in recent years the new pay ratio regulations should strengthen shareholders ability to block excessive deals and could shame companies into actually complying with u.k. boardrooms have shown themselves to be remarkably brazen despite public criticism and more may yet be needed in order to rein in the worst excesses paul brennan al-jazeera the city of london. the u.k.

and france have agreed on a plan to deal with migrants and refugees attempting to cross seeing this channel the plan will include in. crease joint patrols on surveillance and will be implemented in the coming days boats carrying twelve men from syria and iran were intercepted off the coast of dover on friday well in two hundred twenty people have attempted crossing the english channel since november. the mother of a got some on a boy who died while in u.s. custody says her son was healthy when he left home a cheer old felipe gomez along don i don't december the twenty fourth after being detained by border agents trying to cross from mexico to the u.s. speaking from a village in guatemala his mother says he reported that he was doing well every time he and his father called home during their track. i could never have imagined this he was happy when he left he called me and said he was at the border and he

was having chicken for dinner after this or where they hoped when he left he said i'm a little young but when i arrived them going to grow up i will study and look for a job and i'm going to send you money and buy a codes for my mom. migration is a key part of donald trump's presidential campaign and it's expected to feature heavily if he heads out on the trial next year as part of our series looking ahead to twenty nineteen can really help what else lies in store for the new west president. in the u.s. election season begins very early. i am a socially running i'm running for president i am a candidate for president in twenty nineteen the campaign for the white house will officially begin expect a crowded field of candidates on the democratic side as they try to take back the presidency from donald trump in two thousand and twenty. will be helped by some fresh faces and capitol hill in january democrats will take over the house of

representatives in the u.s. congress for the first time in eight years it will also be the most diverse group in u.s. history with the highest number of women including the first two muslim american women and the first to native american women it was no solution no collusion there is absolutely no solution but the new congress will also bring in many people who want more investigations into tribes businesses and financial transactions with foreign governments particularly russia one of those people is california congressman adam schiff who's expected to take over the house intelligence committee he's promised to probe trump's business dealings and make them public i have no business whatsoever with saudi arabia couldn't care less any inquiry will look into that claim and u.s. ties with saudi arabia riyadh has come under heavy scrutiny following the murder of . killed in the saudi embassy in istanbul in october democratic lawmakers in the

house of representatives may press to hold the crown prince accountable even though the royal palace has denied it this is the f.b.i. continues its investigation into trump's alleged campaign ties to foreign governments. but that investigation has already netted his former campaign manager deputy campaign manager and former national security advisor among others. another meeting between north korean leader kim jong un and trump is also in the works white house officials have indicated it could happen as early as february last june the two men made history in their first meeting in singapore. but since then pyongyang has reportedly built up its nuclear program contrary to what trumpet hope the white house is also expected to unveil its peace plan to help resolve the dispute between israel and the palestinians given the israeli elections in twenty nineteen the trump administration is said to be in discussions with israeli

officials on the best time to unveil the proposals kimberley health at al-jazeera the white house. now to russia where they're celebrating christmas in a rather unusual and very cold way a group of divers have placed a christmas tree at the bottom of kassam lake they dived six meters with the tree and they're freezing before swimming around it hoping hounds to celebrate their intro which dates back forty years was rounded off with a toast of underwater champagne the tree will remain at the bottom of the lake until off a ducks christmas day on the seventh of january. let's give you a career minor of the top stories here and i'll just there are al jazeera has

obtained footage from shortly after the murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi the head of the alleged saudi hit scored a bill as easement tribe gets out of a black venom at the consul general residence in istanbul the valley's also thought to have been carrying other members of the team who travelled along with mature after the murder who was a prominent saudi journalist and former royal insider was murdered at the saudi consulate in istanbul on october the second later in the video you can see one of the members of the saudi team carrying bags sought to contain his body inside the building. voting has been extended in the democratic republic of congo's long delayed presidential election voters have been frustrated by tarantula rain broken voting machines and missing ballot lists official voting has been taking place in opposition strongholds in the east postponed because of the recent outbreak

meanwhile local media is reporting a large victory for the party of bangladesh's prime minister shake a senior awami league have secured two hundred eighty one seats so far with six seats going to the bangladesh national party the opposition has already rejected the poll over alleged for rigging in a day moments by the deaths of eighteen people afghanistan's presidential election has been postponed by three months to give authorities more time to organize the ballots the new vote will be held on july the twentieth that comes after october spall amend she polls were heavily criticized. south korea's president has received a letter from north korean leader kim jong un not asking for talks in the new year president moon in his office says came also expressed regret he was unable to visit the south before the end of twenty eighteen the mother of a got a moslem boy who died while in u.s. custody says his son was healthy when he left home eight year old felipe gomez along so died on december twenty fourth after being detained by border agents while

trying to cross from mexico to the u.s. speaking from a village in guatemala his mother says he reported as you well every time his father called hung jury metric as you headlines racing in cocaine valley is coming up next. on counting the cost the economic factors to watch his be ringing in the new year why economists are predicting a rocky ride for the global economy and from china to the middle east find out why and where financial storms could be proved. counting the cost on al-jazeera. follow. what i don't. care

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