every single village in bangladesh has access to them invent microcredit program so we have borrowers all around the country we have eight and a half million borrowers ninety seven percent of them are women they're all connected with our system of saying that. must mention that the bank is all by the board or so bought all lost somebody outsiders she is in control she's the boardroom and she's the owner and she sensibly predicted to sit in the board seats or whoever of making decisions is actually her represent did it all and like a body like her so it's not something that some big banks or somebody came in give you a lawn and they don't know you you don't know the mystery of like that it's a family kind of thing it's eight and a half million women's family so we worked it as a kind of a organization to be with them and for them. but here it would problems arise that was reported recently that grammy model in south india has in recent years been distorted by then sure capitalism profit makers will of families may face debt spiral forceful debt collections which in some occasions celle

protested even the opposition in bangladesh to. which is a very powerful opposition this it everything this current government is doing to grameen bank if the opposition they come to power they will undo everything they have done because they have done they have done it so wrongly so badly so they will do that nobody is supporting this cause at all but i know that you are in the only worse of greenbank who are the owners of grameen bank i know that you have been an outspoken critic of successive governments in bangladesh not just this particular government plus like you said you had you have eight point three million borrowers so that also constitutes some political forest on its own right in bangladesh it's a lot of people that said that explanation this is said to probably government sees a political benefit in controlling the banks so that they can get some political mileage again this is a speculation i cannot say whether whether this is true or not but the fact that this is an organization which is about one fourth of the tota

india and bangladesh share one of the longest land borders in the world. >> india has defended bangladesh's decision to hold elections. for more, we are joined by school by our reporter covering bang lader. that good to have you on the program. new delhi supported the sheik and has been defending her decision to hold these elections. why? >> you have to understand that india has huge stakes in bangladesh. the boundaries share one of the longest borders in the world, over 400 kilometers actually, and i'm sure you know that india was present at the birth of bang will deash when the people decided to fight a civil war against pakistan and become an independent country. as you can imagine, india has very, very close relations with bangladesh, especially with the president and prime minister. india also has good releases with the opposition with the national party which you know has a part in the election. there's huge stakes, a long border, millions of immigrants both legal and illegal that come into india and most important of all, i would say is that the battle for bangladesh and the battle f

the isi is involved and the bangladesh intelligence agency. the state is interested to see the further implication of this case. they say it deters and uses bank as a secret base to operate as insurgence. >> why would certain elements in bangladesh from this party want to help particularly those rebels in another country, in india? >> well, the accusation has been for a long time. bangladesh intelligence has been aided. it could be for strategic and other security issues. there's not clear evidence of bases inside bangladesh, it is repeatedly challenging india to show where the base camps are. whether this shipment was meant for the indian separatist group called united liberation front is hard to prove. this particular case, the prosecution is saying they were not meant, but the opposition and defense lawyers say it's highly politically motivated, because one of the jema islamist leaders is involvement, and the military officers. they say it's a political cooperation and they are trying to please the government of india. >> it wasn't so long

most aspects of sunday's election in bangladesh are in dispute.he went on to address the bangladeshi media. despite the insistence that the country is in strong hands there's tension. the opposition has a long list of demands. there's little room for compromise. >> while the parties argued, the country suffered debilitating strikes and street violence. the opposition protests were filmed on monday. >> in dakar's central hospital the men, surrounded by their families are among thousands of civilians caught up in violence over recent months. this man told me his wife is in intensive care. >> so many people affected by them. >> she was on her way to work when men with petrol bombs attacked. >> i can understand what happened here. a human being. this is my question. why are they doing this. >> there few besides the prime minister believing there's no crisis in bangladesh. assuming there is the country's leaders can solve it if they are willing to try. >> at least 16 have died in indonesia from alcohol poisoning during new year's eve celebrations, nine

our bangladesh-based journalist violence us live from the capital.r analysis of the election is it a failure. does it look like it's been a failure? >> well it will be considered a success to some extent by the government the very fact they've been act organise the election. many thought they wouldn't be able to do it. that the bnp would prevent them organising them. the fact that they hold it will be seen as a success from the government's point of view. turn out will be low. the international community does not belief this to be a credible election. in order for the government to function with a level of authority it will have to hold elections soon. to that extent it will be deemed a failure. >> hold elections soon but under what circumstances. will the government resign hand over to a caretaker government as the opposition is demanding before it holds elections? >> the government is in a strong position after the election. although everyone understands that there is not much legitimacy in the poll they remain in power. the army is not willing to

we will head off to bangladesh next.the opposition there is crying foul after the ruling party won sunday's national election. there was unrest in the lead up to the poll. the textile industry says it is paying the price. >> bangladesh's garment industry is almost -- is second only to china's, though in recent months it has been crippled by political unrest. ping costs have tripled and supply chains have been hit by strikes. these factories make garments for brands like walmart and ralph lorenz. >> the customers are really concerned -- and ralph loren. >> the customers are really concerned. can we deliver the goods on time? >> bangladesh's garment industry employs 5 million workers. union workers say another 30 million people depend on it, from truck drivers to canteen owners. 80% of thecounts for country's exports and has been typically spared from the country's unrest. ordersctories save their have been cut nearly in half in the past three months, the worst drop in the past two decades. >> if there are less orders, it

along with that we have also seen a number of terrorist attacks in bangladesh. national study of terrorism and response to it initiateed by homeland security identified them and the organization as terrorists organizations and attacks we see on minorities. >> reporter: sorry to interrupt there but the point is that there was no opposition in this election and even international observers refuse to take part in it and how can it be representative and be legitimate? >> the issue is that when you say there was new opposition that is incorrect, there were independent candidates in some of the political parties to have participated. there are two under lying issues. one was that the major political party has privacy and ought to have taken part in the election because their performance would have been very good but because of the coalition which is otherwise disqualified from participating in the election process, it did not come. one of the reasons they put forward is the 15th amendment to the constitution to have an election under a neutral caretaker complement and

-- violence in bangladesh. some polling stations were close. 300 parliamentary seats are up for grabs. the main opposition party is boycotting the vote, leaving half the seats uncontested. 50,000 troops were deployed across the country, and the u.s. and e.u. refuse to send in election monitors, because the companies are not conducive to free and fair elections, more than 50,000 people are in the streets, but they were not able to prevent violent attacks. why was the security not effective? >> let mow put it in perspective. 50,000 were deployed, most in dhaka, and that has been quiet on election day. outside the capital, of course, it's a different story. there the government has less control, far less influence. i don't think anybody would have expected in their wildest dreams that this highly contentious election would have passed off peacefully in the country sid. we have seen a violent day in 12 months of pre-election violence in which hundreds of people are killed and thousands injured. 16 peep, the death t

beenast 18 people have killed in election-related violence in bangladesh.here were more than 100 polling stations as the main opposition party boycotted the vote, calling it a farce. you have now announced a strike starting monday morning to demand that the results be voided. deployed tohad been provide security, but widespread violence bill marred the election. usedovernment activists every possible means to try to stop the polls from going ahead. boxes were destroyed. many polling stations never even opened. >> i was in the middle of the road. a bomb went off in front of me, injuring my left leg. it cannot heal properly. >> many people stayed home on polling day. they very well may have been intimidated by the violence in recent weeks. one of the main reasons for the boycott was the 2011 decision by the government to scrap the practice of having a caretaker administration oversee the elections. that angered the opposition and the supporters. they also accuse the election commission of failing to do its job. >> this is absolutely spineless. it is part of t

bangladesh's disadvantaged children live by scraping a living on a daily basis. they can't save what little they have left because it often gets stolen. many spend on drugs and alcohol, until now. in the back streets a bank has been set up allowing chin to deposit their money and withdraw it whenever they want. >> mohammed earned $2 a day selling newspapers. he has saved $15. he wants to start a computer business, and said the bank enabled him to protect his earnings. >> i can't ask anyone. if i ask someone to look after my money, after a few days they beat me and never give my money back. >> the local chartity which set up the bank doesn't make profits or charge. >> translation: by saving the money they can making is of their lives. they can get into the habit of saving. >> they want the scheme to be recognised as the banking system. bank executives point out as it is impossible for parentsar gorediens to open the accounts, banking rules need to be changed. >> we from the central bank accept that others need guardians so they can have a bank account. >> so far 1

of the oirption of on party in bangladesh.rving her second term in office, previously leading from 1996 to 2001. in power twice, her first office was as the country's first female prime minister. suspected of playing a part in the murders. so ame nrvega mosen is professional of public relations. amena, most of the world don't consider these elections free or fair. do they contain any shred at all of legitimacy? >> sorry, i can't hear you. if you can ask the question been? >> i shall try again. can you hear me now? >> sorry i couldn't get your question. >> amena can you hear me now? >> yes, it's better. it's better. >> would you like me to repeat the question? >> yes, please. >> most of the people don't consider these elections free, fair or even credible. do you think they have even a shred of legitimate meas? >> well, personally you know, i don't think they have any shred of legitimacy. because even though people in position, or people in power, are arguing that there is no ceiling in the constitution as to the lowest vote to

in bangladesh on the eve of the election. we'll have the latest. >>> and a half meter of snow faults on the state of massachusetts. >> reporter: with the headlines from europe including seeking a new life in precarious conditions. we have the latest in sicily after a thousand migrants are rescued from overcrowded boats. >>> and should this and gesture be classified as anti-semitic and banned? >> welcome to the program. rebel groups in syria are combined linked to al-qaeda. a confrontation that could change the course of the entire war. the fighting is taking place in aleep poe. the western backed syrian army taking on fighters on the islamic state of iraq. we're following the story from neighboring lebanon. >> reporter: protests are growing and they're becoming more widespread people in the rebel-held syria want to lead their country. it is not just protests. armed rebel factions have turned their guns against this al-qaeda linked groups. there have been battles in parts of aleppo. in this video they captured a tunisiaen a co

and people are extremely worried that the future of bangladesh is at stake. and there has to be an accommodation here between the two major political parties. things have to change and i think this crisis may give some opportunities. >> as they get pushed to that point by pressure around them, do you think we expect in the days and weeks ahead more of the same, things to get worse before they get better? >> i suspect so. i suspect that you know, that we may be sort of seeing more strikes and stern measure on the part of the government before things start to improve. and i think the international pressure will probably play important role here, but at the end of the day, the public pressure within the country will probably be the determining factor. >> mansour hasan thank you for joining us. administrator, the pressure is on, the government will form a new cabinet as soon as it can but the opposition has already announced another 48 hours of nationwide strike to follow the current 48 hours of nationwide strike beginning monday morning. >> jonah, from dacca, th

he was for the new chassis imports from the capital dhaka tamara dean bangladesh can be traced to meet the peeps don't feel it became two of the country's smallest on free people. i mean this dish a casino head of the duty on the eighth and farmer tiniest at the cia chiefs the main opposition under the statute east bhakti. that had been to mind. government is set to receive the phone. she seemed to fit each and entertaining instead she has seen them would not be canteen the scene and he did did the team on the cls food and a safety policy and is easy to assemble. so far as to who has been the all the stuff the transportation of a sinking fly to boston for taxis. to include more than twenty people have died the last few months the monterey. what do the cool parties should do when we're through with their inaction. rather than by killing people. corey. my name on the top but that is gonna do this not so much why did the mri has been a serious note to the country's getting dusty. it's mean funny and couldn't see on that. plus mommas i would ally with the sheep in the volga. boots. because

jonah hall, al jazeera, bangladesh. >> coming up. anger in israel why thousands of african migrants are marching to the american and european ex bases. also. >> you can buy drugs you can buy people. >> we take a look at the dark side of the worldwide wek. web. and coming up, sports fans pay their rment respects to a footbl knowledge hero. fans pay their respects to eusebio. >> legal team to london and barbara sera in our london center will fill us in on the reasons why. >> david, lawyers for the freedom and justice party were in london to outline their case. international criminal court last december, he sent us this update. >> the international legal team have been outlining exactly why they say the international criminal court should look into their allegations. although egypt is not a state party to the icc, the team here have issued something called an article 12 declaration. that's when a country in effect gives the icc jurisdiction to investigate what's going on in its own country. now as long as the icc accept that the morsi g

. >>> violence is intensifying in bangladesh on the eve of voting. protesters have been on the treats fothestreets for months e unrest has killed hundreds of people. >> reporter: it is the eve of an election much anticipated here in bangladesh for many turbulent months. as we speak we're in the midst of another national strike. 48 hours called by the opposition in protest against this election. an election that they are not taking part in because of the government's own refusal to step aside in favor of the mutual authority to oversee a fair and credible vote. there are reports that continue to be reports of violence coming in sporadic outbreaks of violence across the country has there has been for days and months. violence that each side blames on the other. all the while there must be millions of voters in bangladesh wondering what on earth sunday's election will bring. >> reporter: the prime minister appears undeterred about the opposition's decision of boycott in the next election. in her view they are the troublemakers while she upholds her coun

we report on a different kind of school in bangladesh.n sport manchester city looked for the win to see them go to the top of the english league, those details coming up. ♪ tensions remain high in the central african republic with widespread looting in the capitol and 13 people have been killed in the city over the last two nights. and over the departure of former president michelle and quickly gave way to violence with sporadic attacks on shops and houses and mr. phillips reports. >> fires are still smoldering, an armed mob came in the mosque in plain daylight, smashed it up, wounded several people and took whatever they wanted and promised to come back to ransack it a second time. the people who live here say they won't run away. >> translator: where would we go? we are staying here because we have no where else. this house is everything to us. we can't afford to build another one. we are from here. we are from the central african republic. >> reporter: around the corner christian youth destroy a car being driven by a general by the mus

coming up, violence flares in bangladesh ahead of the controversy out election. in egypt, the death toll rises to 17. chaosre snowstorm causes in the northeastern united states. >> ♪ unidentified attackers have set nearly 60 polling booths on fire ahead of tomorrow's disputed election in bangladesh. it is the latest violence ahead of the vote. more than 100 people have lost their lives. with the legitimacy of the elections in doubt, the e.u. and united states have refused to send [indiscernible] >> the mood is tense in the capital. the opposition is outraged. it wants a neutral caretaker to oversee the election as in previous years, but the government is refusing. >> the government has created the current problem. they have taken advantage of their parliamentary majority to amend the constitution by getting rid of the caretaker government system. they have created this crisis. protests broke out after the prime minister refused to appoint the normal caretaker administration. the opposition says the election farce. more than 20 opposition parties are boycotting th

violence in the streets of bangladesh, impacts clashes between police and protesters are having on the elections. finding solace through sport. how soccer is helping african migrants transition to a new home. >> along with his announcement that u.s. troops will not return to iraq. secretary of state john kerry made several headlines as he continues his middle east tour. iran, who is not invited to the peace talks can play a role from the sidelines. the puzzle is more defined. as for south sudan, john kerry told both sides that upcoming peace talks cannot be a delay gimmick to continue the fighting. as gerald tan reports, the talks were delayed on sunday as the violence rages on in south sudan. >> april 2013. sudanese president omar al bashir on his first visit to juba since south sudan's dependence, marking a stunning turn of events following two years of frosty relations with the neighbours engaging in war about oil. basheer is returning to the south. this time to address internal fighting that has already killed more than 1,000 people since december. >> this is one of the surprises o

hello, the other top stories on al jazeera - bangladesh swears in a new parliament without a single member of the opposition party. >> the president under pressure to step down. >> and it's a dirty job in argentina where people are trying to clean up one of the most polluted rivers in the world. >> first, exclusive pictures of almost total devastation of a suburb in damascus. there has been days of shelling by government forces in daraa. you can see of aftermath of that attack. most of the area appears to be deserted. fighting between the al qaeda linked group. islamic state and rebels is intensifying. there's violence in aleppo and idlib. the rebels scoring a major win. >> syria's armed opposition is continuing its offensive against al qaeda. they have pushed fighters from the islamic state of iraq and lef aftenlt this is another base this, one in aleppo. we liberated our country and they came and destroyed it. >> before withdrawing from the base, this is what the i.s.i.l. fighters are leaving behind. bodies of activists, relief workers were held in the al qaeda-linked gaol. some were rel

the bangladesh government is set to win by a landslide. >> talks to end south sudan's power struggle stall as the sudanese president prepares to visit. >> the coldest temperatures in two decades. forecasters say a life-threatening freeze will hit the north and central u.s. >> hundreds of people are fleeing ramadi and fallujah, following days of violence. the islamic state of iraq and levant has taken over part of two key cities in anbar province. the military is preparing to retake fallujah. many people have abandoned their homes and are heading towards another area that is stable. >> united states supports iraq's fight against al qaeda, but will not send troops back. i will not go into the details, except to say we are in contact with tribal leaders from anbar province, and we know they are showing great coverage as they reject terrorist groups from their cities. >> and this is a fight that belongs the iraqis. that is what the president and the world decided some time ago when we left iraq. >> so we are not obviously contemplating returning or putting boots on the ground. this is th

dozens are dead in bangladesh. the opposition tells everyone to boycott the election. real reporting that brings you the world. giving you a real global perspective like no other can. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >>> at the at least sixteen people have died in election-related violence in bangladesh where more than 300 polling stations were forced to close despite pretty tight security heading into the polls. 300 parliamentary seats are up for grabs but the main opposition party is boycotting the vote. meanwhile, 50 troops are sgloid across the country as the u.s. and the eu have refused to cindilex monitors because they say conditions are not conducive to free and fair elections. al jazeera's jonah hull has more >> reporter: all calm in the capitol, not great rush to the polls on election day. the opposition's boycott in the belief the ruling party is incapable of holding a free and fair vote meant this day would go the government's way. e i ga. >> i gave my vote to continue the process of democratic and torets expect t

but bangladesh has much to lose.al jazeera, daca. >>> i want to show you live pictures coming from tunis and explain what it is we are seeing here. the national constituent assembly of tunis is debating the draft of a new constitution for the country. and you may remember the first attempt to write a constitution following the 2011 revolution collapsed when that government fell. if lawmakers reach a successful agreement today it will be a pretty important milestone in the country's transition towards democracy. so not exactly the most exciting pictures we have shown you but important nonetheless to market and to explain what it was we were seeing there. all right, plenty more to come here on the news hour, from boom to bust, it's the driving force behind australia's economy starting to slow down. we will take a look. >> i believe changes will come and they will be changes for the better. >> reporter: and determined as ever protesters in ukrain continue with the government and the golden state warriors take on the mia

pakistani, bangladesh food.eet. >> why oaxaca, is that just the way it worked out? >> yeah, you know how it goes. one guy showed up. filipino fast food just behind us, and a bunch of riffraff in between. >> filipinos are proud of their food. underrepresented. >> i think they're going through what we went through, where the glass hasn't been broken yet, to translate it, but keep the core and soul of it, but it tastes delicious. >> a few blocks over, the iconic filipino fast food chain jollibee. laugh all you want but ask any filipino, they love the drive-through for this speciality spam thing, but it's the desserts where it gets really crazy. decisions, decisions. >> here we go. we'll take one aloha burger, and one spam little big bite. let's do a halo-halo. that's it. >> oh, look at that. what is that? >> that's halo-halo. >> oh, yeah. halo-halo. dig deep and you hit delicious stratas of red beans, white beans and chickpeas, cubes of red and green jell-o, coconut, shaved ice, and is that flan? it makes no goddam

this had been the custom in bangladesh in prior elections. prime minister asina's actions convinced mazia that the b.n.p. would be better served by boycotting the polling which they did in the hopes the government would be pressured into resigning before the vote. when the government did not accede to the b.n.p.'s demands, the opposition took to the street, but the government held firm and amid diminished voter turnout and widespread violence, alami swept last week's vote deepening the crisis. born from a brutal civil war in 1971, bangladesh has faced enormous challenges in its 43-year history, and poverty one of the densist populations in the world, and unpredictable weather that both sustains and destroys the country's year-round agricultural production. governance has been a challenge with it being ranked one of the world's most corrupt. nothing has come to symbolize the failure of governance like the garment industry and horrific record on worker safety, a record that threatens the cornerstone of bangladesh's economy. despite these and ot

obama backs protesters fire bombed more than one hundred polling stations as bangladesh's main opposition party boycotted the vote calling it a farce they've now announced a forty eight hour general strike starting monday morning to demand that the results be avoided soldiers being deployed to provide security the widespread violence still not the elections. anti government activists use all possible means to talk to stop the polls from going ahead. in this district north of dhaka ballot boxes were destroyed and got access to lines. many polling stations never even opened. i got a laugh. i was in the middle of the route. a bone when sophie in front of me injuring my list link. i still can't hear properly. many people stayed home on polling day cream a women being intimidated by the surge in violence in recent weeks. nineteen in december. one of the main reasons for the boycott was a twenty eleven decision by becoming alarmingly to scrap the practice of having a caretaker administration and to see elections. i knew the opposition bnp and its approaches. they also accuse the election commis

there's enmity between the two women at the top of politics in bangladesh.d criticism the question is not who will be in power on monday - we know the answer - but what the situation will do to the overall political and other stability otherwise in bangladesh as a whole. will violence continue on the streets? quite likely. what will happen to the economy badly damaged by political turmoil. up to now things could get worse. >> thousands of families are fleeing their home in the south sudan city of bor. many are going north. that's where the red cross says most displaced people are located. tens of thousands left bor since fighting began. it started as a power struggle between government leaders but escalated to ethnic clashes that killed hundreds. >> there is hope diplomacy may end fighting in south sudan. peace talks are scheduled. >> juba, it's the only refuge these people can find. more than 1,000 died. 200,000 others are on the move because of fierce fighting between rebels and the south sudan army. the hope for peace lies many miles away in neighbouring

. >> bangladesh on the brink. why the government may win the election, but the economy has a lot to lose. >> i'm andrew thomas. the new australian iron ore megamine. is there trouble for the australian resources boom? >> welcome back. let's recap the headlines. >> cambodian police opened fire on striking garment workers in the capital. three people have been killed. several others are wounded. >> the rick yoi military said it carried out airfighters on those linked to two cities. forces have taken control of ramadi but not fal ugea. >> india's prime minister says he'll resign, saying gandhi will be the best candidate to replace him. >> opposition is calling for strikes to condition. we go to the bangladeshi capital. what is the at-nos fear like there -- atmosphere like there now. >> there has been a number of reports on thursday and into friday morning of sporadic outbursts of violence around the country, mainly aimed, it seems, at small poling station in rural areas. the incident seemed to have happened in early

the headquarters of the opposition bangladesh nationalist county which is boycotting the elections is under heavy sedation ends. he studied is on the mountain scientists to win to be the vice president. we had to visit him at home. if i want to call the meeting no industry but our corner. well wouldn't you. i could stay indoors after the meat of the political heat inside their houses. i'd link to see the need for the position code is a call on him for a meeting i was the best offer that is persecution. aca feeding tube. in the absence of opposition candidates will then coffee and teams will be re enacted similar to my sickly. and then ten hours is expected to win elections many bangladeshis can set appointments. the little stray an icebreaker carrying fifty two hostages rescued from a stranded ship in the antarctic is on its way hehe. busybody two of the ice break is trapped in the eyes saw the whole rescue purchases been extremely complicated. leading some to question the whole object of the excise was because george body explains. rescued from the presidency any to face a frosty rec

. >> reporter: political islam in bangladesh and we visit where they reject secular education.re dolls hanging from the trees in mexico, a tale of morbid fascination is coming up, and the pairs are fine tuning their games on the first opening grand slam of the season and details later. ♪ dozens of opposition fighters in syria are ambushed and killed by government forces near homes and they were trying to go to the siege areas and the valuability of food is scarce in many places and at least 37 people were killed. there has been more violence in cities across iraq, in samara two members of the awakening council have been killed in a bomb and a car bomb killed at least one person and northern baghdad bomb man attacked a military vehicle killing everyone inside and they sent more soldiers to the province after the special headquarters there were attacked. the industry minister is expected to be sworn in as the head of a caretaker government and he resigned on thursday. the change is part of a deal between the ruling coalition and the opposition. and the first democratically electe

that's because the lines opposition bangladesh nationalist party and seventeen other political groups refuse to take part the ruling party event rate of nearly eighty percent of the seats. the opposition refused to take part in the polls the action cannot be expected under the scene is tidy. fighting has broken out between opposition supporters and security force is some foreign governments have also been questioning the legitimacy of the lake in the united states had urged has seen and to hold free and fair elections that reflect the will of the voters. a scene as said on sunday. she would not give into pressure from at home or abroad. as former prime minister your shield morte will meet the team preparing for the twenty twenty telltale olympics and paralympics accept the request to hand the soon to be established organizing committee originally is a government minister in charge of the twenty twenty games until reporters on sunday that morte accepted the past when they met in tokyo. she would tell what it is best qualified for the job because of its global network of sports and busi

. >> a court in bangladesh sentenc sentenced a member of an opposition party.were found responsible for smuggling weapons to a rebel group in neighbouring india in 2004. in a separate trial they face charms of war crimes allegedly committed during bangladesh's 1971 independence war. >> ukraine's parliament passed a bill offering amnesty to protesters if they stop occupying government buildings, it's the third major concession. if may not be enough. many want the president to resign. nick spicer has the latest. >> they voted through an amnesty bill with an ultimate um. it gave protesters 15 days to unoccupy government buildings. >> if they press on peaceful protesters, this will trigger another spiral of violence. >> there were four different draft bills of the amnesty law and delay and argument. pro-government toll tirns have their way. >> this is ukraine house, one of several buildings occupied by protesters. they have been hoping for an amnesty law. the people here are not ready to give up their occupation for exchange. >> some want the president to resign, o

. >> an election in bangladesh turned deadly. we'll have a report from there when we come back. >> the season for survivors continues in india after a building collapsed killing 14. it happened in canacona, a city in the tourist area. 10 people were pulled out alive. authorities are investigating just how many workers were on the site when the 5-storey building collapsed. >> six people at least have died in election-related violence in bangladesh, despite tight security heading into the polls. 300 parliamentary seats are up for grabs. the main opposition party is boycotting. the refusal to participate leaves half the seats uncontested. ongoing violence forced many polling stations it goes and many voters to stay away. we understand that many are still afraid to go out and vote. who is showing up? >> right now there's a ban in the capital dakar. buses, cars, private cars and taxis. none are allowed out because of violence. a large number of people are not getting out on the street. it feels like a ghost town at the moment. they ar

the reason for that is because bangladesh are full of opposition activists. cells are crammed, number of prisoners three times capacity and it's been this way for months and getting worse. an opposition activist who wanted to be identified is here to see a political senior inside the central jail and says the government is terrorizing the opponents. >> translator: we are always afraid whenever we are out on the streets we could get trashed or arrested. how can we carry out a political activities like this? >> reporter: the government justifies arrests by pointing to the violence that gripped bangladesh in resent months and says opposition activists are actually the terrorists. >> translator: you can't call what these people are doing a political movement. they are throwing grenades and bombing buses with tetra bombs. >> reporter: it's murky and violent politics many arrested do have strong links to criminal activities but that cuts both whys, so do activists of the rubin party, a large number of people in these jails are here simply because they are members o

. >> at least 16 people have died in election related violence in bangladesh. despite pretty tight security heading into those polls. 300 parliamentary seats are up for grabs but the main opposition party is boycotting the vote leaving more than half of those seats now uncontested. more than 50,000 troops are deployed all around the country and the u.s. and eu refuse to send monitors, because the conditions are not set for full and fair elections. >>> all calm in the capital dhaka. >> to rm the constitution of bangladesh. >> the opposition once held an election like this themselves. this time they should have taken part for the sake of the country. >> reporter: outside the capital a quite different picture of polling stations looted and burning. and victims of political violence, hundreds of dead and thousands injured in the past yearful of them innocent bystanders, violence that has been the, prime minister under virtual house arrest and sheik hasina who didn't need to vote her own seat was uncontested. >>> streets were quiet, eerily so. this was no ordinary e

last year at least 275 people were killed in political violence in bangladesh. the boycott of this weekend's polls threaten to plunge the country into an even deeper crisis. >> a state of emergency was declared in the u.s. states of new york and new jersey after a massive snowstorm -- snowfall there. authorities are warning residents in the worst hit areas to stay indoors after at least 11 people were killed in the storm, and it appears there could be more to come. forecasters said that an arctic blast could push temperatures in parts of the country to dangerous lows. >> in freezing temperatures, workers battle to sweep snow from new york's pavement. nearly 2500 snowplows cleared the roads. like many other cities hit that -- by this winter storm, there is a determination to get things running again. >> if you do not need to travel today, please stay home. if you do have to travel, take mass transit. delays,re will be some but it will be safe and it will help us to get the city 100% back in full running order. >> the storm has buffeted vast swathes of the central

. >> how a bank is giving children in bangladesh a fighting chance at saving money. >> all the hype and hoopla surrounding peyton manning and tom brady, and right fully so, because they are two living legends. sunday's game will be the 15th meeting. tom brady has the edge in victories with 10 peyton manning has gone for more yards. in three play-offs peyton manning has six interceptions. the quarterbacks have a lot of respect for one another. >> the one thing about tom is his consistency. i feel like he's a better player each year than he was the year before. that, to me, speaks to his work ethics in the off season, his refusal to me complacent or satisfied. >> he's a great player. they have a great team and one of the best offensive groups in history. we'll have to score, because that's what they do best. they outscore you, quickly, and we know what it means for our offense. >> this is the fourth meeting in the play-offs. brady has a 2-1 edge. the good news for peyton manning the home team has won every ball game. sunny skies. temperatures at 60 degrees. jessica taff has more on the nf

bangladesh's disadvantaged children live by saving on a daily basis. they can't save, because often it gets stolen. many spend on drugs and alcohol, until now. in the dusty backstreets an informal bank has been set up, allowing children to deposit their money and withdraw it whenever they want. 14-year-old mohammed earns $2 a day selling newspapers. using the bank he managed to save $15. he wants to start a computer business and says the bank enables him to protect his earnings. >> i can't trust anyone. if i ask someone to look after my money. they beat me and never give my money back. >> the local charity that set up the bank does not make a profit. it gives children their own withdrawal and deposit books and hope to expand the scheme. by saving the money they can making is of their lives and they'll get into the habit of saving. >> they want the scheme to be recognised as a form 58 banking system. as it's impossible for children without parentsar guardians to open the accounts, banking rules will need to be changed. >> we are encouraging banks so acc

every single village in bangladesh has access to mean bank microcredit program so we have borrowers all around the country we have eight and a half million borrowers ninety seven percent. double women get all connected to the system. live. live live. live . live. talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want. to. live. little. bit. of. today's news and the week's top stories here on our t.v. the southern russian city of volgograd bids a final farewell to the thirty four victims of the two terrorist attacks r.t. brings you the story of a three month old survivor whose relatives are torn between hope for her recovery and grief at the loss of her mother. a french military contingent fails to stem a wave of bloodshed that's gripped the central african republic but the u.n. now raising the alarm of a looming humanitarian crisis there. the situation isn't it to be out of control in the financials the central african republic is not capable to control this frightens r.t. talks to the aid group doctors without borders about the carnage ravaging the state will even hospita

. >>> election day in bangladesh is not mush to celebrate. 19 people have been killed. jenna is reporting from the capitol. >> all calm in the capital, no great rush to the polls on election day. the opposition boycott and the belief that the ruling party is incapable of holding a free and fair vote meaning this day goes the government's way. >> i gave my vote. and to respect the constitution after of bangladesh. >> the opposition once held an election like this themselves. this time they should have taken part for the sake of the country. >> outside the capital a quite different picture of polling stations looted and burning. and victims of political violence hundreds are dead and thousands are injured in the past year and many of them innocent bystanders. security personnel out in the tens of thousands in some cases using severe force and to little aveil. violence is a feature of the decades long rivalry between the opposition leader a former prime minister now under house arrest and prime minister who didn't need to vote her own seat one uncontested. with opposition

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