right now in dreamers, those that don't have dhaka and those that have dhaka reliving like second-class citizens. i remember a couple of years ago i was talking to the folks in texas and they were saying that if they lost one of their docket employees, what it meant to them was that they would have to pay $45,000 to try to train somebody to fill that room. a recent report says that there will be $8 billion in loss for business training and recruiting . so i'm just going to end by saying that it's not just that these folks are contributing workers, they are also human beings. 96% of our scholars say that they think about this every single day. that for them, the anxiety that they feel around all the things that happen every time, good and bad on the media around this, that we have an election coming up where everything is about immigration, i recently was talking about an announcement, and it was a beautiful interview. i watched it and there be role that was there was what was happening on the border and it was showing images of the hype of having hundreds of people, which is not happeni

and people from all walks of life laterjoined and it was not happening only in dhaka.people have been protesting in smaller towns and cities like chittagong. so it became a protest across the country and sheikh hasina failed to read the pent—up anger and the killing of so many people two weeks ago, that was the red line. it was crossed at that time. , , ., ., ., time. the pent-up anger about what? what the issues _ time. the pent-up anger about what? what the issues everyone _ time. the pent-up anger about what? what the issues everyone was - time. the pent-up anger about what? what the issues everyone was so - what the issues everyone was so passionate about and so angry about? in the last few years the cost of living crisis really hit people hard and the economy stagnated. joblessness, especially for the youth, even though the bangladesh economy was growing there were not enough jobs for graduates coming out of the universities of bangladesh. and complete suppression of dissent and criticism. journalists were jailed, civil society actors were jailed. many people woul

as widespread looting is reported in capital dhaka. more than 300 people have been killed during weeks of anti—government protests. uk prime minister sir keir starmer announces a "standing army" of specialist police to tackle violent protests after a weekend of far—right disorder led to more than 420 arrests. i have asked for early consideration of the earliest naming and identification of those involved in the process, who will feel the full force of the law. kamala harris is expected to announce her choice of running mate for november's presidential election. on day ten of the olympics in paris, us gymnast simone biles wins silver in the floor final. hello, i'm annita mcveigh, welcome to verified live, three hours of checking out the day's main stories and the facts behind them. the uk prime minister, sir keir starmer, has announced what he's called "a standing army" of specialist police officers to tackle the violent disorder in uk towns and cities which started after the fatal stabbing of three young girls in southport a week ago.

, and mir taki jaward, student activist also out of dhaka. thank you both for being uh with me. i'm going to start this off uh with noor. uh, tell me about. exactly uh the the beginnings we understand that it was it started because of a quota situation, but just tell me exactly what happened and how did it start and how do we in where we are today? all right, so it started with a quota reform movement, but then as time went on, it transformed into something bigger, why it happened? because people have been under one dictator essentially for 15 years a straight and this has piled up lot of dissatisfaction in the people so it just needed a leakage for the outburst if i could say so the quota reform movement was was that leakage which ended up in coming the whole nation into the streets so the... we are an in a very interesting inter intersection in in bangladeshi history because we basically have if i could say that parallel two governments, one is run by the military which started today in bangladesh on 5th of august and the other is led by th

fardeen rahman is a student at brac university in dhaka.ests. i come from a very privileged background in the city, compared to most of the country. and initially, that pull to the movement wasn't there. but the moment when i realised what is at stake and the purpose of it, i feel like it was more about the movement and more about the people in the majority of the country that is pushing it. so initially, and after that, when people started to die for it, that is when i realised how much is at stake — for a quota, for a job quota that people are giving their lives for. so when you talk about what's at stake, you meant the ability for people to have an economic franchise, to actually have a stake in society in terms of employment prospects, the ability to make a living? right, yes, exactly. so, you know, it means that much to them because this governmentjob they are going to get is a stepping stone for a better life, from the poverty—stricken life they have been living. so to these students, they feel like these opportunities have been taken

the nobel laureate was met by thousands of supporters in dhaka, and the commander of the ground forces declared his full support. our own correspondent in the region, evgeny davidov, is on the line. evgeny, hello, what is the current situation in dhaka and what steps are expected from the arriving yunus? yes, vera, hello, well, just an hour ago , muhammad yunots arrived in dhaka, the capital of bangladesh, he is the head of the interim government of bangladesh, he arrived from paris, where he was undergoing treatment for the last several months, and also watched the olympic games. very famous, he is 84. bangladesh led to the fact that the country against the backdrop of these protests, prime minister sheikh let me remind you that the prolonged protests in hasina, she went to india, and then, apparently, to europe, so the actual control in the country was taken over by the military, they met with the president, they met with the leaders. protests, at this meeting a decision was made to dissolve parliament, create a new government and then hold full elections, as they believe here are be

, is gradually stabilizing, the international airport in dhaka has already started operating, but thesian embassy in bangladesh still asks its fellow citizens who are here to observe safety measures and not go out on the streets without unnecessary need, we call on russian citizens to adhere to the recommendations previously given in our telegram channel, first of all... flying to london, well, why to london, because that her sister has british citizenship herself. khatina has allegedly already succumbed to political asylum in great britain, and is currently awaiting answers from london. vera, thank you very much, our correspondent in the region, evgeny davidov, is monitoring the situation in bangladesh. the northern irish parliament will convene an emergency session dedicated to the far-right protests. to do this , legislators have been ordered to leave their vacation early on august 8. meanwhile, belfast emergency services are dealing with the aftermath of the pogroms, the protesters burned several cars and smashed dozens of shop windows. in order to bring the situation under contro

let's get the latest from our reporter shahn—ewaz rocky who's in dhaka. 0k, what's happening here?violent protest. now, because i have been to different places of dhaka since morning and what i have seen, tens of thousand protesters are on the street and took place in different entrances of dhaka and demanding to resign the government. this is their one point demand at this moment now. but later it became violent and there was lots of clashes between the pro—ruling party supporters and with the protesters, and several are injured. but we have confirmed several deaths across the country in different districts as well, and nearly 100 injured in all over the country at this moment now. so it's kind of violent protest now. and just remind us, how did we get here? what's the background to these protests? the background was in the students started protesting to reform the quota system of bangladesh, and later it sparked a violence among the students. when the prime minister comments, who is going to get this job if the freedom fighters, grandchild and child do not get this is the rajakar

the bangladeshi prime minister sheikh hasina has reportedly fled the capital dhaka and bet escalating protests calling for her resignation. demonstrators have also stormed the prime minister's official residence. this comes. after protesters called for a march on the capital on monday. a day earlier, at least 91 people were killed and hundreds were injured, clashes with security forces during nationwide rallies. the government has imposed nationwide curfew and shut down internet services in attempt to control the situation. the rallies were organized by a student movement, they began as a protest against the government job quarter plan last month, but this morped into anti-goverment action after security forces killed over 200. during the job quarter protest last month. we're looking at live images coming through from da and there have been some major developments coming on this piece of news in terms of the protest where according to report. well those are the uh those were the news anchors from the country that is uh experienced somewhat of a chaos, but let's get an idea about the d

noor alam masud author and commentator out of dhaka and jaward, student activists also out of dhaka. thanks for having me. and thank you viewers for staying with us for another news review. there were several fire engines going up so was the fire, but the police did not let them through out the fire. these are sickening scenes, scenes of people attack. police officers and even attacking fire crews as they're trying to put out fires. there is no disciplinary action and they have license to kill and walk. "how often do you get stopped in searched? every day, every day, every day. this is for palestine. with hezballah striking deeper into israel than ever before, today's edition of palestine declassified considers the consequences for the cienist entity really to embark a full-scale military invasion of lebanon. well to..." frank, i think it's the end for these radies, i, i, i think there's no recourse for them anymore, uh, they have uh fallen into a trap of epic proportions. the report that she's just giving us is based almost entirely on the the uh report from the institute for nation

the man who will lead bangladesh's new caretaker government has returned to dhaka.el laureate muhammad yunus flew into the capital from paris, where he'd had a minor medical procedure. he was greeted by members of the military and executives from grameen bank — the microfinancing lender mr yunus founded, which helped lift millions from poverty. he and the interim administration are expected to be sworn in the next few hours. before that, he answered a couple of questions from our south asia correspondent, samira hussain. how do you feel? ifeel good, i'm back. a lot of work to be done. people are excited, know that something, new opportunities have arrived. what is your message for people here? discipline. discipline, hard work and getting it done. the 84—year—old professor succeeds sheikh hasina, on an interim basis, at least. her 15—year grip on power ended on monday when she quit as prime minister and fled the country. she resigned after weeks of student—led protests, which left hundreds of people dead. the protests began with students demanding reforms to the civ

shahida beegum is sobbing outside one of dhaka's hospitals. aunt of 16-year-old imam hussein, who died of gunshot wounds. my nephew was an innocent child, why did they kill him so brutally, she cries. hundreds were injured in the riots, which many described as the worst violence they had ever seen. three of my friends are dead. you see, on blood stains on my hand. why are my hands in the blood of my brothers? the government of bangladesh denied the use of violence against unarmed students, claiming that the protests were politically motivated. prime minister sheikhasina, in one of her last appearances on television, promised to take measures against those who committed the murders. in nearly 15 years of uninterrupted power, it has become one of the most serious challenges she has faced. let's take a closer look at who sheikh hasina wadjet is: the longest-reigning woman in the history of bangladesh country, she is 76 years old, she was the prime minister four times. sheikh hasina first came to power in 1996 and again in 2009. she began her four

noor alam masud author and commentator out of dhaka and student activist also out of dacca. thanks for having me, and thank you viewers for staying with us for another news review. now to the basige gaza strip where more palestinians lose their lives in relentless israely attacks. health officials have announced that the latest israeli attacks across gaza. have killed at least 18 people and injured several others. this raised number of palestinian civilians killed during the past day to 40. in central gaza, rescue teams are still searching for those missing in the bombing of two schools that killed at least 30 more civilians, most of them children on sunday. meanwile, the military wing of hamas says its fighters targeted a group of israeli troops inside of building east of hanjunes, killing an... injuring all of them, also palestinian resistance fighters carried out a missile operation against israeli settlements in the occupied lands. israeli general side of war since october 7th of last year have claimed nearly 40,000 palestinin lives, leaving more than 91 thousand others

noor alam masud author and commentator out of dhaka and jaward, student activist also out of daka. thanks for having me, and thank you viewers for staying with us for another news review. مشکل تعبیه توی همه کارخونه جات تولیدی بود از جمله خود ما به این فکر افتادیم که یه کار اساسی اینجا انجام بدیم برای تعویه سالن. با خیس شدن آجورای سفالی و عبور هوا از دیوارهای مشبک آجوری هوای خنک مطبوعی به داخل سالن هدایت میشه تو این ده ها باد خنک میزنه زیر هر دستگاه یه دریچه هستش که از این ما هم خنک میشیم هم آلودگی بغلم نیست همین سنتی آجر است و هوای خانک خودش یه دمای ۱۸ درجه خیلی مطلوب با کمترین هزینه به شما میده. in every spot of iran there is the potential to create energy. iranians were the very first people in history who harnessed the power of the wind to draw water from wells and crush grains. they created the first windmills around 200 bc. you have similar problems, we have similar, but من ۱۸ ساله که بودم در تهران یکی از تفریحاتم سینما بود اکثر فیلم ها رو میدید. خیلی مستقل بودم ولی همیشه یه مشکل بزرگ وجود داشت اونم کشیدن سیگار و فضای دود گرفته سینما و عدم وجود سیستم تهویه مناسب تقریباً این مش

moscow and dhaka are connected with the construction of a nuclear power plant with the participation of rosatom. so the ideal platform for transnational corporations and caught the eye of western buyers. yes, the income of the bangladeshi soul is only $800 a year, but dhaka is the largest exporter of clothing to the eu. there is enough natural gas there and the economy is steadily growing by 5-6% per year. about controlled chaos and the interests of the west in south asia, tatyana. after weeks of violence, the hope for stabilization in dhaka, the president of bangladesh swore in the head of the interim government, muhammad yunus, a professor of economics and a banker. he received his nobel prize for creating the system microfinance. in the seventies, he began issuing small loans to the poor at low interest rates, then created a bank that worked with the poorest sections of the population. now the banker for the poor, as the press calls him, has an important task, as does the interim government, which is headed by unus. bangladesh is a family, and we must unite it, we intend to elimin

amid the protests, the russian embassy in dhaka asks our citizens who are in bangladesh, to be careful. there are quite a few russians in the country, mainly diplomatic staff and rosatom employees who are building the rupur nuclear power plant. we urge russian citizens to follow the recommendations, first of all, to minimize the time spent outdoors and to keep a supply of essential products at home. rosatom employees engaged in the construction of the nuclear power plant safety. now the capital of bangladesh has become a little calmer, mobile communications and the internet have appeared, and dhaka has started working international airport. evgeny davidov and vladislav dadonov, news. a new olympic scourge in paris, instead of e. coli, an off-scale concentration of enterococcus was found in hay, this is a bacterium that indicates fecal contamination of water. as a result, today's training of marathon swimmers had to be cancelled. the olympic swims on thursday and friday are also under threat. paris mayor anne idalgo tried to calm public opinion today, speaking on television, the hay is

this nation from few weeks back, the bangladeshi prime minister sheikh hasina has left the capital dhaka because of what you're seeing there, the storming of the palace and of her residence where protesters are demanding her resignation, based on the reports uh she and her sister have left the residence and they have fled to safer place. um, we are looking at uh the developments which are very fluid, but what looks like there is that there's a state of lawlessness and that needs to be controlled. that does it for our life coverage for what happened there in dhaka, including our news. do stay with us for uh uh news at half past the hour. for now, it's goodbye. hello and welcome to press tv spotlight. i'm marizia hashimi, thanks so much for being with us, demonizing and criminalizing the palestinian resistance and whole resistance front continues to be a main goal of israel, the regime conducts wars, strikes, assassinations with the goal of destroying the resistance, and last week was no exception when two resistance leaders were murdered by the regime. the assassination of ismail hania in

from the capital dhaka, samira hussein has the latest. how do you feel? i feel good. i am back, there is a lot of work to be done. people are excited, they know that something, new opportunities have arrived. what is your message for people here? discipline. discipline, hard work and get it done. his positive message cannot disguise the fragile moment bangladesh finds itself in. weeks of deadly protest forced the country's autocratic prime minister to resign. hundreds died in the unrest. several more were injured. and that same government wanted to imprison mr yunus. now he makes a triumphant return as interim leader. an incredible amount of security for mr yunus. the people here elated that he has finally arrived in bangladesh. they are putting their hopes for the country's future in his hands. we dream for a democratic country where no leader, no leader can be a dictator. we are the generation of z and we know that we can a moment decades in the making. but for this woman, bangladesh's moment of hope has come at an unbearable cost. her 17—year—old son died in the pr

i'd like to welcome a minor, so i'm on a journalist joining us now from dhaka. welcome. so according to bangladesh as constitution, elections must be held within 90 days of dissolution of parliament, all eyes now on whether mohammed eunice can actually see that over the line. how realistic do you think this timeframe is or i think it is very different goats um uh very, very difficult for me to uh, to organize the election within uh uh, 90 days because uh the tenant is that, uh uh, based from uh now on the words to distort the lawyer in order to bring the police back to the dental office and with confidence and also of the nice of the helix in commerce and republics in commerce. and add that you'll see the variety of different kind of challenges that would be offered and the end of balances, of, of the student purpose and, and you see at the election is the very, very important for the bandwidth. is this because it wouldn't be nice too fast. it was for many, many years. uh, but uh, but they also, at the same time, they want to see the flow of the lives in columbus and uh

professor yunus arrived back in dhaka _ about an hour ago. local time around 2:30pm and they're trying to get all of these arrangements and making a final list of advisers likely to be sworn in which is taking time. and the bangladeshi media has been reporting the names of two of the student leaders. however it's not yet confirmed. they're trying to get their hall in order to start functioning immediately. this is a country of 160 million people. it's the eighth most populous nation in the eighth most populous nation in the world so any unrest within bangladesh is not going to affect the country only but the whole region which is why people are asking for immediate restoration of law and order. asking for immediate restoration of law and order-— law and order. thank you. just to brina ou law and order. thank you. just to bring you latest _ law and order. thank you. just to bring you latest news _ law and order. thank you. just to bring you latest news on - law and order. thank you. just to bring you latest news on the - bring you latest news

so either is one of his son is a lawyer in dhaka. i asked her how challenging this crisis is for the prime minister. this crisis i think is very challenging for her, because this is the 4th time that she is in bo. and the last 3 times, she actually did not get the chance to dest. her popular re key, because the extra verified parted by the main office, or the eviction mechanics in was safety. no way that even when the opposition participated, it was not actually active participation in the 201318 in 2015 nixon's a large. the one sided election. so now she's seen so much of anger against through the few she's seen. lovely, correct? i don't think she has seen anything of that sort in the last 16 years. so number one, she hasn't gone through a believe they, you know, populated this and 2nd, she's not actually prepared to face this sort of puppy crap. and that is already demonstrated by the fact that officially we have last year, around 300 feet. but anyway, need to officially 300 people. i mean, are the numbers much higher? and by askin

from the capital dhaka, samira hussein has the latest.

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i spoke earlier to the model is some con, a journalist in dhaka to find out how realistic that prospect is. i think it is very difficult. um, uh, very, very difficult for me to uh, to organize the election within uh, uh, 90 days. because uh, the energy of 7 just that we uh, based from uh, now on words to distort the law and order seem to be the police back to the person with confidence and also organize the links and comments and republics and comments and add that you will see the variety of different kinds of challenges that would be offered and the end of balances, of, of the student purpose and, and you see at the election is the very, very important for the success because there would be nice little stuff. there was for many, many years uh but uh, but they also at the same time, they want to see if the floor looks on on this and uh, and uh, so that they can look. so i am not sure that he will be able to do everything everything clear within this time frame. it might take some time or another big question of course, is what we might see from the military. what role do they play in t

samira hussain, bbc news, dhaka.rty, former us ambassador to bangladesh, told me it's not guaranteed that yunus will be able to administer effectively. has a very difficult road ahead. the problem in bangladesh politics is the cycle of revenge and patronage. whoever writes the well, he's got a very difficult road ahead of him. you know, the the problem in bangladeshi politics is the cycle of revenge and patronage that basically the two major parties have this sort of continuous death struggle. the laws and can give patronage to all of its followers and can try to take revenge on the other party, and that's going to be difficult. you know, he's going to have to hold elections at some point. and at that point, the question is what role do the existing political parties play? i mean, it would be difficult for him to ban them. i believe he's going to do, uh, what has been done under a previous caretaker government, which is to go after the most obviously corrupt. i'm encouraged to hear that some of the most and hopefully

millions from poverty, had been in paris when the request to serve his country came. arriving home at dhaka airport, he called for an end to the street violence. the 1st order of business should be to restore law and order until this is done, we will not be able to make any headway with improving conditions you shouldn't say to me. and the students here reassured me, i'll be able to carry out this duty along with restoring stability. the interim government is also task with repairing fresh elections. many bangladesh are hoping for greater freedoms and economic opportunities to develop people of setting an example by giving this country a new beginning. we expect june as we able to rebuild our country on this foundation for, for them. i seriously hope the new government will put a stop to the bad politics in this country. all diseases, the working class. can you live in peace? i'm russell high unemployment in a country where the median age is just 28, was one of the grievances fueling. the recent anti government protests with protests leaders, demands met for change at the top, many banglade

samira hussain, bbc news, dhaka.fans have descended on vienna, despite her three shows being cancelled over a security alert. officials say a teenager arrested on wednesday has confessed to planning a suicide attack at one of the gigs. two other teenagers have also been arrested. the concerts have now been moved to london and police there say there's nothing to indicate that the shows at wembley stadium will be affected. bethany bell reports from vienna. all: one, two, three, four! they came to vienna to see taylor. instead, they're singing in the streets. all three taylor swift concerts here were cancelled after police said they'd uncovered plans for a suicide attack. jess, from bristol, said she cried when she heard the news. i missed out on the lover fest in 2020 because of covid, so this is the second time it's now been cancelled for me so, yeah, i was just completely, like, heartbroken, to be honest. becky from exeter says she can't believe she's missing the show. i think the ultimate thing we feel is just grate

there has been a stage within the prime minister's residents in dhaka.ting. the violence as of now continues and the internet has been shut down as well. the army chief and bangladesh has requested that the interim government will take over and there will be some solution by later tonight. over and there will be some solution by later tonight-— by later tonight. india also has a stake in all _ by later tonight. india also has a stake in all of _ by later tonight. india also has a stake in all of this, _ by later tonight. india also has a stake in all of this, doesn't - by later tonight. india also has a stake in all of this, doesn't it? l by later tonight. india also has a j stake in all of this, doesn't it? it is always had concerns about anti—indian militant groups in bangladesh. how do you believe they are going to react to the military said they have set up an interim government? what is the relationship between india and the military in bangladesh?— between india and the military in banladesh? . . �* . . , bangladesh? india and bangladesh have had v

in addition , the former minister of foreign affairs was detained at the international airport in dhakale trying to leave the republic. according to journalists, he and two of his assistants handed over to the military. now the situation in the country is gradually calming down, but is still far from peaceful. the agenda includes the creation of a provisional government. alexey prokin has collected all the latest information. the provisional government in bangladesh was agreed to be headed by nobel peace prize laureate dr. muhammad yunus, a banker for the poor, as the press nicknamed him, the eighty-four-year-old yunus was persecuted under the now previous government for violating labor laws and was accused of illegal enrichment. the indictment included 200 points. he was convicted in january this year, but was released on bail after an appeal. everyone is trying to figure out why sheikh hasina is so against me. first, envy, she is unpopular, and i am popular. second, it is politics. she perceives me as a threat. now yunus is in france for treatment and watching the olympic games. the m

akbar hussein, from the bbc bengali service, is in dhaka.government had a difficultjob ahead. he is coming back to dhaka either tonight or tomorrow and when he will be back, then mr muhammad yunus will choose his colleagues, around ten or 15 members of the cabinet. and mr muhammad yunus came because the student leaders demanded and proposed the name of professor muhammad yunus is the head of the next interim government because they think mr muhammad yunus is the person who could turn around the country because bangladesh is now, you know, stability is very much needed here, there is no government for the last two days, so in many parts of the country, some sort of disorder and violence is still going on. we have seen that many police stations were set on fire, around 500 police officers, they went into hiding and all local police stations are empty. so some sort of disorder is still going on and houses and businesses belong to the people who were sheikh hasina's party, their houses and businesses are burned. so it will be a difficult task fo

samira hussain, bbc news, dhaka.onal space station for more than eight months. barry wilmore and sunita williams began their mission from earth in earlyjune — but their boeing starliner spacecraft encountered problems, and now the pair stranded aboard the iss. nasa says they have not made a firm decision on next steps yet. but they hope to bring back the two astronauts back on starliner. if that doesn't work another plan is to attach the two astronauts to a separate spacex mission that is due to launch to the iss in september, and then return them with that mission in february. that would be a big blow to boeing, which has been competing with spacex. earlier this week, nasa used a spacex rocket to deliver food and clothes to the international space station. three, two, one, ignition. and lift—off of starliner and atlas 5. it was expected to be a short stay at the international space station for butch wilmore and sunita williams. but the test pilots for boeing's new starliner are in for a longer trip than they bargain

earlier protesters stormed the prime minister's official residents in dhaka, angered by the violence that they faced during nationwide anti-goverment rallies on sunday, in which more than 90 people were killed and hundreds injured. 56 people were also killed in the unrest in the capital dhaka on monday. bangladesh has faced on rest since last month when a crackdown under student protest over job quota plan left over 200 people dead. and with that we come to. and for this additional world news, thanks for being with us, to discover, excavate, refine and export oil belongs exclusively to britain. they were plundering iran's vast oil reserves. mohammed mosader. britain and the united states are fearful about the nationalization of the oil industry in iran and warn one another about the impact of the move on their economies. what kind of people do they think we are? is it possible they do not? realize that we shall never cease to persevere against them until they have been taught a lesson which they and the world will never forget, now i am become death. we now have a name for the diseas

our correspondent samira hussein sent us this update from dhaka. to cross at this intersection. all the people here that you see that our holding umbrellas, those are either students or volunteers that have taken it upon themselves to direct traffic. you also see that there are some members of the military that are also here that are helping. but, predominantly, this is very much volunteers that are taking care of law and order in the country. you wouldn't really expect this kind of organisation in a country that currently doesn't have a government in place. remember, there were weeks of violent protest that led to prime minister sheikh hasina resigning her position and fleeing the country. the police force is absent here on the streets and that is because they were responsible for the deadly force that was used and which we saw hundreds killed over the last several weeks. so police forces have fled and in its place we see the students who have taken up the responsibility for maintaining law and order. it's august and in scotland's capital city, th

this is one of the busiest intersections in central dhaka, and sometimes you can wait for hours to bere either students or volunteers that have taken it upon themselves to direct traffic. you also see that there are some members of the military that are also here that are helping. but, predominantly, this is very much volunteers that are taking care of law and order in the country. you wouldn't really expect this kind of organisation in a country that currently doesn't have a government in place. remember, there were weeks of violent protest that led to prime minister sheikh hasina resigning her position and fleeing the country. the police force is absent here on the streets and that is because they were responsible for the deadly force that was used and which we saw hundreds killed over the last several weeks. so police forces have fled and in its place we see the students who have taken up the responsibility for maintaining law and order. president putin has accused ukraine's armed forces of carrying out a "large—scale provocation" by mounting a cross—border incursion into the russi

more than 90 people were killed and hundreds injured. 20 people were also killed in dhaka on monday. bangladesh has witnessed unrest since last month when crackdown a student protest over job quota plan left over 200 people dead. our indian subcontinent desk colleague, so hanuruz, tells us more about the recent crisis bangladesh has faced. let's take a listen. this year, we say that the supreme court of the of bangladesh again reversed this quota system and after that the government faced widespread. protests uh not just in the capital daka but uh across the uh country uh so to put down the uh growing unrest across the country, the government and the supreme court of the of bangladesh decided to to rule that only 5% of the government jobs allocated. to um descendants of a so-called freedom fight fighters uh or those who fought on side of liberation, liberation of bangladesh, but still the protesters were not appeased by that decision and they decided to continue their demonstration. and as we know the demonstrations have been continued until today and as you mentioned many people hav

the police have appeared on the streets, and the russian embassy in dhaka is also working. the embassy is working in a limited mode, taking into account the situation. as of today , the consular department has resumed its work, including to provide assistance to russian citizens who are in bangladesh. if we talk specifically about citizens' requests, they basically boil down to a request, in the event of a threat to life and health, to temporarily place them in territory of the rzu, we do not refuse anyone. the interim government will be sworn in today, and muhammad yunus promised that he does not intend to seek any positions after the elections. evgeny davidov, vladislav dadonov and eva fedotova, south asian news bureau.

earlier protest stormed the prime minister's official residence in dhaka. the demonstrators are angered by the violence that they faced during nationwide anti-government rallies on sunday. that killed at least 91 people and injured hundreds of others. bangladesh has witnessed unrest since last month when a crackdown in a student. test over a job quota plan left over 200 people dead, earlier we reached out to indian subcontinent expert soha noruzi to hear more about the recent crisis that bangladesh is facing. let's take a listen, this year uh we say that the supreme court of the of bangladesh again reversed this quota system and and after that the government faced wide spread protests not just in the capital d but across the uh country uh so um to put down the growing unrest across the country, the government and the supreme court of the of bangladesh decided to to rule the... that only 5% of the uh government jobs allocated to um descendents of the so-called freedom fight fighters or those who fought on side of liberation liberation of bangladesh, but stil

earlier protest restoring the prime minister's official residence in dhaka, angered by the violence they faced during nationwide anti-government rallies on sunday, in which more than 9. people were killed and hundreds injured. 56 people were also killed in unrest in the capital daka on monday. bangladesh is faced unrest since last month when a crackdown on student protest over a job quota plan left over 200 people dead. and the unrestant situation in bangladesh was earlier the topic of press tv's news review program. here it is. and now it's time for this hour's news review. i'd like to welcome my guests to the program, noor almasud, author and commentator out of dacca and mir takijawad, student activist also out of dhaka. thank you. both for being uh with me, i'm going to start this off uh with noor, tell me about exactly uh the the beginnings, we understand that it was it started because of a quota situation, but just tell me exactly what happened and how did it start and how do we in where we are today? all right, so it started with a coach reform movement, but as time went on, it tra

it began in dhaka when the long reigning prime minister, sheikh hasina, resigned 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 was also reported. 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 in the last couple of hours, it was annoucned 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 ofjailed protesters. our south asia correspondent, samira hussain, reports now from delhi, in neighbouring india. deman

in bangladesh, students are preparing for a violent nationwide march on the capital, dhaka. internalolitical conflict is blazing there all over hotter. just the day before, 96 anti-government protesters were reportedly killed in bangladesh. the conflict broke out due to the fact that the authorities introduced quotas for the descendants of independence fighters when enrolling in the civil service. attempts by students to defend their rights resulted in mass clashes and shootings in the streets. at the same time, the government’s position is extremely precarious; the day before, many ministers were preparing to flee the capital. the battle of hypocrisy and compromising evidence, the trump kharis duo is fighting for the white house, the long road to washington is for scandalous politicians, like kharis lied in her biography, and her blond opponent lied about her income. the struggle between gender and the party, as well as the confusing election system, where there is no smell of democracy, we will tell you in clear politics, watch today after the panorama. years since the security cou

after weeks of violence, hope for stabilization in dhaka. the president of bangladesh swore in the head of the interim government. small loans at low interest rates, then created a bank that worked with the poorest sections of the population. now the banker for the poor, as the press calls him, has an important task, as does the interim government, which is headed by unus. bangladesh is a family, and we must. 30% of government positions, despite the fact that 32 million citizens, mostly young people, are experiencing difficulties in finding employment. the new rules practically deprived them of the chance to get. a place in government structures, contradictions worsened after the parliamentary elections in january 2024, when the ruling awami league party won for the fourth time. the opposition, the bangladesh nationalist party, boycotted the vote, and it also supported student protests that erupted over quotas, which swept the country and then turned into violent clashes with security forces. the quotas were eventually reduced to 5%, prime m

name of the island came up niargil has involved the return of fugitive policemen to the streets of dhaka. the latest reports indicate the situation in bangladesh after the independence of the interim government. coconut island is another name for saint martin island, which was given to bangladesh by the united nations in 2012. this island near the strait of malacca is one of the world's busiest sea trade routes. having a military base on this island means unique monitoring of the bay of bengal, monitoring china's activities around this strait and the possibility of monitoring bel. commercial and military activities in the region. the name of this island from yesterday the media is heard a lot. when sheikh hasina wajid, the former prime minister of bangladesh , said in a message to her supporters: "if i had surrendered the sovereignty of saint martin island and allowed america to dominate the bay of bengal, i could have remained in power." he sent this message from india. gave to his supporters. in a message sent to india after the protests, sheikh hasina said that she was under pressure