dhaka, the capital of bangladesh, is known as the world's most densely populated city. country's population has soared to more than 14 million and increases by tens of thousands every year. the bustling port to the south of the city is dhaka's gateway, connecting it to rural areas. second or third-born sons of farmers who have no land of their own come in search of work. in the past decade bangladesh has enjoyed economic growth, averaging over 6% a year. the capital has changed dramatically. real estate prices have risen twenty-fold in the center of the city. and the traffic has doubled. roads are heavily congested during the morning and evening rush hours. with a growing population and increased foreign investment the demand for new homes, factories, and commercial properties has resulted in a flourishing construction industry. brick is the only material that can be mass-produced domestically. with limited wood and rock resources, brick is the most commonly used construction material in bangladesh. it is also crushed to replace sand or small rocks. brick is crucial to

more details from dhaka. >> it happened last night. when the blogger along with his wife were coming out of the book fair in dhaka, they were coming out of the affair they were attacked in the middle of hundreds of people around and attackers, they went on they hacked them and they just left the scene. and in the rush to the hospital rushed immediately by the people around, and the doctors declared the bloggers dead. and his wife she received serious injuries. since then hundreds of bloggers and activists, online activists, that joined the rally in dhaka in the morning and they're demanding punishment of the killers who attacked on the blogger. >> relatives of western hostages who were beheaded by islamic state militants say they want the man known as jihadi john to be captured alive to face justice. he's now been identified as mohammed emwazi. british intelligence services have been tracking emwazi's movements, because it's suspected he was trying to travel to somali to join islamist extremists there. he did manage to leave britain in

dhaka was not touched by the ruling it's a policy made in much the same way as the one the judge putthe breaks on last night. is it significant that dhaka is allowed to stand while the new policy is not. >> the answer is simple. texas didn't challenge daka, just the 2014 policy, so it was not at issue. >> the reason they did not challenge is the same legality authority, underpinnings of daka in 2012 is the same sass in 2014. the reason texas did not file or challenge daka's reality is it's political. it's not about the constitution, it's about the republican party's fear of the dem j graphic shifting in the country, they are politicizing everything that the country has done. the jun, in today's decision, did not say that the president abdicated his authority, it ruled the temporary injunction is based on a procedural issue which the judge said the administration failed to follow the administrative procedures act. we believe that is not the case, dhaka didn't go through the... >> you heard the professor say it's not a matter of ab solutes, but degree, and gave the example of previous

bangladeshi american blogger who spoke out against religious extremism has been hacked to death in dhaka advocated secularism and had apparently been threatened over his blog posts. >> reporter: roy's family says the religious extremism he protested against may have lead to his death. he and his wife were ambushed on thursday evening by at least two men with meat cleavers. >> translator: i saw an unknown person bring out a knife and first him on the head and then the shoulders. i shouted for people to help but nobody came to save him. nobody skam. >> reporter: police found the meat cleavers but they haven't arrested anyone or said who might be behind the attack. roy's family and friends say they have no doubt his beliefs and writing made him a target. he was a professed atheist committed to tearing down fan gnat schism. >> translator: this [ inaudible ] that was earned by the blood sacrifice [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: activists gathered to extress their outrage over the prominent blogger's murder. some painted themselves red. roy is the second bangladeshi blogger to be murdered in the t

it's believed it hit a cargo boat about 40 kilometers northwest of dhaka. 50 passengers were rescued and rescue services are still searching for survivors. it was around 140 passengers that were on board. >> a human rights group wants the government to halt the executions of 10 domestic and foreign prisoners. one of the death row inmates is brazilian. his family says he has schizophrenia. our jakarta correspondent says the family wants the case reviewed. >> reporter: it's called the indonesian arkatraz the prisonon island located in java where the government executes prisoners and it's off-limits to journalists. last month six convicts were executed by firing squad and another 10 are due to be shot soon. one of them is rodrigo from brazil who was arrested in 2004 with 19 kilograms of heroin hidden and was sentenced to

we are joined from dhaka. there has been goings in bangladesh. is it fuelling unrest? >> not many people in the international community have sentenced men yesterday. he played an important role in making it a big islamic party. and in the past the death sentences handed out. we have seen a lot of violence across the country. whether that would be the case today, it's the intensity of opposition protests they have gone down compared to 2013, and compared to recent weeks as well. that's because, partly because a lot of supporters of jemaah islamiyah is in gaol many dead. there's a lot of - tuesday, two supporters were killed in shoot outs with the security forces and jemaah says there are extrajudicial killings of activists. the government says that police are trying to apprehend them back to the engagement and end up acting in self-defence. either way, a large number of supporters are dead. >> international groups accused the court of not being independent. is this a group shared by other bangladeshis as well? >> there's quite a big divide in the country in terms of the

of bangladeshi descent was attacked by a group of men with machetes in the center of the capital, dhakais wife was also seriously injured. a militant islamist group has claimed responsibly for the killings. >> american writer avijit roy was a voice against religious extremism. he was the founder of a popular bengali-language blog called "free mind," which he used to promote secularist and humanist ideas. he died after being attacked on a busy street thursday night as he and his wife rafida ahmed returned from a book fair at dhaka university. the assailants hack at him with meat cleavers, then escaped into the craft. >>-- crowd. >> i saw an unnamed person pull out a big knife and hit avijit roy. i shouted, but nobody came to save him. no one came. >> roy's family said he was threatened by extremists in the past for defaming islam and he was one he could face problems in bangladesh. police are looking into claims by a little-known islamist group that they carried out the killing. protesters have gathered in the capital to denounce the murder. they fear the government will not do enough to

the religious extremism he protested against may have led to his death on this crowded sidewalk in dhaka being la deash. he and his wife were but should by two men with meat cleavers. his wife was seriously injured. >> i saw an unknown person bring out a knife and hit him on the head and showed. i shouted for people to help, but nobody came to save him. nobody came. >> police found the meat cleavers but haven't said who might be behind the attack. his family and friends say they have no doubt his believers and writing made him a target. he was a professed atheist tearing down at a naticism. his family said he'd been threatened before. >> it has turned into a den of militants. i demand that the government stopped activities and punishes them. >> after this gathering to express outrage over the murder, some painted themselves red. roy is the second bangladesh blogger to be murdered in the last two years. he's been called courageous and eloquent defender of reason and free expression in a country where those values are under attack. al jazeera. >> germany's parliament has approved the exten

but we managed to track down true colors' last remaining employee in dhaka. >> if there's any subcontracting, would you be aware of that? >> yeah. >> and then what do you do with that information? do you pass it up? >> yeah. we pass it up to our importer. >> so can you read this email for me and tell me who it's from? >> ok, it's saying hi kanta, i heard the shocking news about the fire last evening. it's nov 26. >> and what's the subject line of the email? >> fire at subcon. >> subcon is industry-speak for subcontractor. that email was sent by a manager at true colors shortly after the fire. so despite success' denials, their own agent may have been aware of the sub-contract to tazreen. >> for more "faultlines" check out on demand or visit aljazeera.com/faultlines. he's out there. there's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. a guy that can take the king 7 and make it 8. heck. maybe even 9. make no mistake about it. they're out there. i guarant

just like myself i am undocumented and was able to benefit from dhaka.s big impacts on our communities and our levels. >> what was your reaction when the president said republicans are trying to actively import people like yourselves? >> basically, this is our lives. we shouldn't have to live in fear of going home one day and seeing our loved one, our mom, dad, brother or sister is deported. this is a direct attack on our lives. we shouldn't have to be fearful of losing our loved ones. >> in terms of that given the fact that house republicans have passed a bill that would deport -- would unwind a lot of the executive actions the president made is there increased fear? >> there is a lot of fear in our communities, but that's why people are continuing to organize to let people know that we fought for this victory and we'll continue to fight so that all those people are able to live without that fear. and even those that did not benefit or would not qualify under the proposed immigration action including our lgbt brothers and sisters and parents of dreamers

it hit a cargo in the river, 40km north-west of dhaka. there were thoughts that passengers were on board. >> a town has been taken from boko haram. it was occupied for six years. these pictures show baga before boko haram moved in. five days later, pictures show it was badly damaged and the whole area was flattened. >> the foreign minister is visiting cameroon's president in a show of support. the visit comes before a planned offensive carried out by a regional force next month, carving out territory. carrying out more raids. >> still ahead on al jazeera. struggles to recover billions. >> and a lamb in a suit. powered by the sun. a new tool set up. >> tuesday on "the stream". >> selling cocaine was my purpose. >> they had been trafficking on behalf of the united states government. >> renowned filmmaker marc levin discusses his new movie "freeway: crack in the system". "the stream". tuesday, 12:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back a reminder of the top stories - turkey sent hundred of soldiers to syria, to relocate an o

blogger was killed and his wife seriously injured as they walked through the streets of the capital dhakaght. he was allegedly targeted because he spoke out against religious extremism. our new deli bureau chief is joining us now live. tell us what we know. what happened here? >> wolf what we know is that on thursday night, this person avijit roy, he'd been condemning secular extremism for a while. he was at a book fair in dhaka, and he was going home from the book fair with his wife when he was attacked. we're still piecing together what happened. but it seems like there were a group of men who attacked them both with machetes. we have this sound from an eyewitness. listen in. >> translator: i saw ab unknown person bring out a big knife and first hit him from behind on his head and then on his shoulders. i shouted for help from the people but nobody came to save him. no one came. a lady was with him. she was his wife. she was also hit on the shoulder. >> reporter: so wolf, as you heard there, you know roy was killed in that attack. his wife however, did survive. we've been in touch with

university professors gathered in dhaka for a sit in. the the blockade was called by the opposition leader >>> south sudan is on the brink of a food crisis food and agricultural organization warning that food stocks could run out next month in some areas, where fighting has been disrupting farming. almost $100,000 fled to u.n. bases since fighting between rival forces began a year ago. >>> the nigeria city of maiduguri has come under attacks by boko haram fighters trying to get control of it. it's in the country's north-east. they are trying to secure it before holding elections. people say they can't rely on the army to keep them safe. akmed idris it in maiduguri, and met some of the local men defending the city. >> for three years, these members of the militia helped to stop boko haram from taking maiduguri. but at a huge cost. more than a dozen were killed. they were poorly arm. they say the government strategy needs to change. >> people attack and we are always afraid. if with the little we have if we attack them we could attack us.

in 1977, members of the group hijacked a passenger jet in dhaka, bangladesh. at the time, shirosaki was serving a sentence in japan for bank robbery. leaders in tokyo decided to free him and other prisoners in exchange for the hostages. >> translator: it's heartbreaking for the nation under the rule of law to have had to take measures like this. >> reporter: nearly a decade later, shirosaki emerged briefly, this time in the indonesian capital of jakarta. investigators suspect he took part in more attacks on the japanese and american embassies there. but he evaded them until 1996, when he was arrested in nepal. u.s. authorities sentenced him to 30 years in prison for attempted murder in connection to the embassy attack. seven other red army members are still on the international wanted list. investigators are trying to get more clues to catch them all. yoshitaka hirauchi, nhk world. >>> a japanese government panel has looked at the possible effects of a major earthquake in tokyo. it estimated over 20,000 people would be killed and millions more would be strande

but we managed to track down true colors' last remaining employee in dhaka. >> if there's any subcontracting, would you be aware of that? >> yeah. >> and then what do you do with that information? do you pass it up? >> yeah. we pass it up to our importer. >> so can you read this email for me and tell me who it's from? >> ok, it's saying hi kanta, i heard the shocking news about the fire last evening. it's nov 26. >> and what's the subject line of the email? >> fire at subcon. >> subcon is industry-speak for subcontractor. that email was sent by a manager at true colors shortly after the fire. so despite success' denials, their own agent may have been aware of the sub-contract to tazreen. >> for more "faultlines" check out on demand or visit aljazeera.com/faultlines. we are on the trail investigating how walmart's supply chain works here in bangladesh. does the company know when its orders are being subcontracted? is the way they source their clothing- the system itself -flawed? the garment industry is notoriously secretive, so we needed an insider. we're on our way to meet an auditor. he was

we have more from dhaka. >> meet the man with more than 100 criminal cases filed against him.he is a senior organizing why the bankly dish nationalist party, or the bnp. his job is to protest for new elections in what has been an often violent campaign. with the charges piling up, jasin and many others like him have gone into hiding. almost none of our works. >> it's become hard for them to coordinate their campaign. they're afraid their phones may be tapped. instead, they rely on internet communication services. for most of 2014 yasin nali was a constant presence at this court answering charges or calling for extensions of bail. now that he has gone into hiding he no longer comes here but there are a number of bnp activist who is are brought here every day. >> they are insisting thats bnp is engaging in violent activities. >> they say they're playing politics when they are harassing them. they're confessing and admitting that the leaders are also involved. >> but a lawyer for the opposition says that even his colleagues are targets now. >> many bnp lawyers get threatening pho

. >> at least five people have been injured after two explosions in the bangladeshy capitol of dhaka.it was caused by the opposition bnp in dispute of last year's elections. dozens of people have been killed in unrest. many activists have been arrested and others are in hiding. >>> very lan can's new president has met the indian prime minister first official overseas trip to india. they would sign a deal for nuclear cooperation. both leaders spoke about increasing trade and the standing issue of tamil refugees in india. >>> the siberian tiger and leopard are under constant threat of poachers, but a new national park has been created to help protect them. we report from russia. >> reporter: it's early morning in the pine forests in the far east of russia. the temperatures are freezing minus 13 degrees celsius. you wouldn't think cold like this could sustain a forest where tigers live. but it does. forester brian milikosky shows me why. >> all these tracks show they're rooting for food. this is what they're after. korean pine cones. full of nutritious nuts that they'll live on all winte

a ferry with 200 people on board capsized on the para river 300 kilometers south of the capitol dhakast managed to swim ashore. the police said the boat was overloaded. >> bangladesh has an awe pauling record of maritime accidents. rescue divers are constantly under pressure to find victims quickly and return them to safety. al jazeera met one of these divers who explained. >> no knife. no dive. a diver with the fire department in bank la derb a large part of his job is to recover the bodies of victims who drown in the country's many ferry disasters. >> it's very hard. the water temperature makes it very difficult and you have to be so careful going up no more than two feet a second. if you go up too fast, it's dangerous. you can even get paralyzed. >> the divers are often the target of public anger. families of victims sometimes spend days on shore waiting for bodies to be recovered. sometimes confront salvage workers wondering whying it's taking so long. >> most passengers you believe go down with the ship. when one one of these major disasters happen divers can spend 5 to 6 days lo

bangladesh say 30 died after a ferry capsized after hitting a cargo vessel on the padma river north of dhaka. it is thought there were around 100 onboard. >> yemen's president adou rabbo mansour hadi fled the capitol for aden after being dough posed at president. >> the yemeni president draws this haunch response from his opponents. >> we are now talking about a president that is not legitimate. this is a president who counts on the outsiders on the foreigners, who refused to deal with the southerners and recessionist movement. i don't really understand what he's trying to accomplish by fleeing to the south and asking them for help. >> hadi pointed to the fact that he did not broadcast his statement through the local t.v. left many wondering if he is welcomed by the power that is be in the city. his story has been seen as failing to do much for the south while he held the highest power in sanna. even his supporters nationwide were more confused after his statement, which failed to clarify whether his resignation last month was final or whether he has decided to continue in his post. hadi iss

they were attacked on their way home from a book fair in dhaka, the capital city. roy's family and friends said he had been threatened many times for the content on his blog. >>> in missouri police say a gunman went door to door in a small rural community and just started shooting people. a toll of seven were killed thursday. the victims' bodies were found in four different homes in tyrone, missouri. that's about 40 miles north of the arkansas border. after the rampage police say the johnman joined to an adjoining county and killed himself. authorities are not releasing information on the motive for the shootings or whether or not the 36-year-old gunman and the victims were in any way connected. >>> he wants to make rolling right turns legal in maryland on a red light. the delegate is backing legislation making its way to annapolis on that right now. montgomery county police are among many ever the opponents to this -- of the opponents to this measure. the bill comes goes before a subcommittee on transportation next week. >>> coming up, a tv reporter from south car

blogger known for speaking out against religious extremism has been found murdered in the capitol dhaka. police have yet to name suspects in the death. we have more. >> a prominent bangladeshi born american bloggers were hacked to death last night on university campus. his wife was also critically injured in the attack. no one knows who was behind the attack, but his family is saying that some religious fanatics have been behind the attack. he has written about religious if a nat six of all kinds. they were crying for help, but no one came across to help them out. now a group of protestors under the banner which roughly translathes to mass people's uprising have gathered here to protest and to demand the government to arrest the attackers. they said they will continue to protest until the attackers arrested. all this comes in a very critical time with serious political unrest going on. the government no doubt will be under serious pressure to quickly apprehend the attackers. >> chinese state media says at least 15 are missing after a boat sank off the coast. 19 people are said to have b

the ferry was crossing the padma river west of the capital dhaka.t collided with a cargo vessel and sank. local media quoted an official saying about 90 people were rescued or managed to swim ashore. survivors reportedly said that the vote was carrying more than 200 people well over its capacity. ferries remain a key means of transportation in bangladesh where there are many rivers but not enough bridges. >>> communities around japan have been celebrating something traditionally chinese. they've held street parties to mark the lunar new year. a woman from china helped build friendship using her skills as a dancer. more from nhk world. >> reporter: every year celebrated with a festival. about 100,000 people attend in the local chinese community. ♪ this year one of the stand up performances was given by a dance group called nagoya color. originally it was an all-japanese group. but last june a chinese dancer joined them. her aim is to bridge the divide between the two countries. >> translator: i want to show people that japan and china can still be fr

the ship reportedly hit a cargo vissel on the adima river northwest of dhaka. rescue yours have saved 50 people and are severaling for survivors. it's believed up to 150 people were on the boat when it sank. >>> two people have been killed and another 10 wounded in the eastern ukrainian city of karkiv. a blast we want off next to a march, which was one of many national events marking a year since the ousting of former president victor yanukovych joan jonah hull reports. >> reporter: in the eastern city of kharkiv, people gathered for a peace march. then. ... a bomb blast. more lives lost. the authorities are treating it as an act of terrorism, they say, instructed by russia. some will fear that the war in the east may spread further into the country. in kiev another march remembering the street protests a year ago and their victims. president poroshenko was joined at the head of the march by some people leaders and other lower-level guests. it wasn't the turnout he may have hope for after prolting the crowds on friday that presidents and prime ministers would a

officials say a cargo ship hit the ferry on the padmasree river, about 25 miles northwest of the capital, dhaka. no word on how many survived or are missing. we'll follow this story and bring you updates. >>> now to news in south jersey as a family mourns a devastating loss investigators will resume their work today to find the cause of a house fire that killed two young siblings. a 6-year-old and her 1-year-old brother died inside the house in orange county. they were trapped on the third floor as the flames spread quickly on friday night. neighbors say relatives did everything they could to save the children. they even begged the 6-year-old girl to jump from the window. >> they were like jump daddy got you, daddy got you, and she wouldn't come. the oldest daughter was out here and screaming and hollering, everybody was trying to go back inside. >> reporter: one man tried to run back into the burning building to save the kids, but firefighters pulled him out. seven people were home at the time of the fire two went to the hospital. no word on their conditions. >>> we have some new information t

. >>> a ferry hit a cargo vessel in the pad ma river, 40km north-west of dhaka. it's not clear how many people are missing, but it's thought around 100 passengers were on board. let's get an update now. and snow in iran. >> we forget about rain and we talk about the middle east. it has a snowy winter. the cloud has cleared. what happened to the west had the impact. i looked at video pictures from the iraq border to the kaz bian. this will be a relief. following a pattern. the texture forecast in kabul. look at the mass. stretching through uzbekistan. this is the picture in the next 24-48 hours. that snow expands in areas. we are talking about high ground. kabul still is at 10 degrees. what am i talking about. >> i'm talking about what fallsment it's 70 centimetres. behind that over 1.5 meters, adding to what is already there. a massive amount of snow to come. how does it compare with the american kus jips i thought you'dlike to see. snow in the north-east. nothing like as cold as it was. the cloud offshore is one frontal system. the real cold air is behind that.

blogger known for speaking out against religious extremism has been found murdered in the capitol dhaka. police have yet to name any suspects. >> a prominent bangladeshi was killed, his wife was injured in the attack. no one knows who was behind the attack. his family is saying religious fanatics have been behind the attack. he was been writing for a decade about religious if fanatickive of all kind. they were crying for help, but no one came to help them out. now a group of protestors under the banner of mass people's uprising are gathered here to protest and demand the government to arrest the attackers. they said they will continue to protest here until the attackers are arrested. all this comes in a very critical time in bangladesh with a serious political unrest going on. the government no doubt will be under serious pressure to quickly apprehend the attack jeers at least 10 people have been killed in elephant stampedes in india's eastern gulf state over the past months. they are trying to lead the huge animals back into the forest after they trampled through homes in search of foo

it's believed the vessel hit a cargo broke on the river about 40 kilometers northwest of dhaka. fifty were rescued. rescuers are still searching for survivors. it is thought 140 people were onboard. >> a small indian village has undergone a massive transformation over the past eight years. it now that fully paved roads water purifying plants and wi-fi. it's down to a local engineer, saying the village is setting an example for the rest of the country. al jazeera has been there to find out more. >> >> at first glance, it looks like any other village in india but that changes if you look and listen closely. >> this engineer is responsible for the high tech amenities in the village, including security cameras and free public wi-fi. growing up in this village he remembers wading through mud to get to school. today, it's very different. >> we have paved roads and we are supply, as well as high tech amenities and apps so parents can watch their kids at school. >> the changes here are focused on helping people. the free public wi-fi has been popular with villagers who surf the web and

we report from dhaka. >> meet the man with more than 100 criminal cases filed against him. he is a senior organizer with the opposition bangladesh nationalist party p.m.p. his job is to get activists to protest elections. with the charges piling up, he and many others like him have gone into hiding. >> almost none of our work leaders can engage in activism anymore. this oppression is the only way the government is holding power. >> it's become hard for him and others to coordinate their campaign. he and other b.m.p. activists no longer take regular calls because they're afraid their phones may be tapped. instead, they rely on internet communication services like vibr and what's app. >> he was a constant presence at this court showing up to answer charges or to request extensions of bail. now that he's in hiding, he no longer comes here, but there's still plenty of other b.m.p. activists who are being brought here almost every day. >> added least 10,000 have been arrested since protests began in january. the government denies allegations of harassment, insisting instead that

a bangladeshi american blogger known for his atheist views has been hacked to death while visiting dhaka. he had received death threats after he was criticized for being anti-islamic. >>> and 35 students who went missing five months ago have been protested for in mexico city. they were handed over to a local criminal gang who killed them and burned their body. witnesses are demanding a full investigation. >>> the ukrainian authorities say three service men have been killed in eastern ukraine after two days without casualties amid hopes that the truce between government forces and pro-russian separatists might hold. military spokesmen say fighting has halted along most of the front lines, but clashes continue. >> reporter: the village held by the ukrainian forces just west of the airport near the city of donetsk, as you can see, this place has been shattered. there have been attempts at fighting here with artillery. in fact we heard a few shell impacts just while we've been here. bear in mind, there is a truce at the moment. the ukrainian soldiers that we've spoken to are very angry at th

. >>> the court in dhaka has ordered the arrest of the main opposition after she field to appear to face corruption charges. it comes after bangladesh's national party is in a confrontation with the prime minister of government. many died as a result of clashes with the police and government force. >>> a japanese island has grown more than 11 times in size ever since and underwater eruption started about 15 months ago. the japanese coast guard says the island is spewing out volcanic rock five or six times a minute spewing out smoke. coast guard officials say the island has grown to almost 2 1/2 square kilometers in size. that's the main news from me for now. bye-bye. see you soon. ur vacat iocount by staying where the adventure never ends. ♪ come with me now ♪ two theme parks. spectacular resort hotels. more epic than ever. don't just vacation... ♪ whoa, go with me now ♪ ... vacation like you mean it. universal orlando resort. go big with epic vacation packages starting at just $139 per night including park admission. you want an advanced degree, but sometimes work can get in the way. no

the ship reportedly hit a cargo vessel 40km north-west of the capital dhaka. rescuers say that 50 people are searching for survivors, up to 150 people were on the bok when it sank. >> an indonesian human rights group joined calls for the government to stop the execution of 10 domestic and foreign workers. indonesia has a total of 130 people, 84 are citizens the other 49 are from 20 different countries. murder and drug trafficking are the main crimes. we met the family of a brazilian man. >> reporter: it's called the indonesian alcatraz cloked in central java where the government executes prisoners. last month six were executed by firing squad. another 10 due to be shot. another, arrested in 2004 with 19 kilograms of heroin hidden in his surfboard, and sentenced to death. although mentally ill the family says his documented condition is never part of the defense, because he lacked the presentation in court. >> i am here because i know that in indonesia. the law doesn't agree with someone that is mentally sick. i don't understand. if they don't know he's sick ok

the ferry capsized in the river, 40km north-west of the capital dhaka. 50 people have been saved. it's not clear how many others are missing. it's thought around 140 passengers were on board. australia prime minister tony abbott is set to unveil a national security strategy in canberra on monday following recommendations made in a report into a siege that took place at a cafe recommending tightening immigration, bail and gun lous and said no government organization or person is to blame for the siege. three people were killed in the stand off. the gunman was an iranian born australian citizen that taught asylum in the country >>> a human rights group in indonesia wants the government to halt the execution of 10 domestic and foreign prisoners, including two australians. there are 133 people on death row in indonesia. 84 are indonesians, and 49 are foreigners from 20 countries. crimes like drug trafficking and murders are the main for which there has been executions. 12 have been executed in the past 12 years. one of the inmate is resilient. his family said he sussed from skitso fri

they repealed dhaka, so that is their plan. as far as whether or not the senate can abide by that, our own producer for nbc news asked mitch mcconnell if that is what they were going to do, and he nodded his head, yes, that is the plan that the senate would take up this house three week bill. what we're going to see is the house move on this bill. they're going to try to pass it with republican support. this buys boehner some time to be able to come up with a better way to allow the conservatives in the house gop conference to express more anger toward the president on his executive actions on immigration. what happens in the senate is interesting. they were moving forward on that clean funding of the department of homeland security through september. it remains to be seen how mitch mcconnell will change up the parliamentary procedural process. buying some time, but you and i can be on television on march 20th having this same conversation. the way to get out from this to fund the department of homeland security, no clear way h

we have more from dhaka. >> the judges inside have just handed a death sentence to a senior leader of bangladesh's largest political party. he is the latest in a number of leaders who have been given death sentences for war crimes committed in 1971 during bangladesh's car of independence from pakistan. in the past, after these verdicts are given, you see tremendous violence across the country, which is why there is quite a heavy police presence here for security purposes. this is because this is a trial that divide as lot of people in the country. supporters say that it's an attempt by the government to wipe out the top leadership, that it's a politicized trial. the timing of this verdict is interesting, because it comes right after a report by every robertson, a british lawyer, that is quite critical of the tribunal that backs up a lot of claims, a lot of claims that this has been a politicized process, and is quite a blow to the government in terms of the tribunal's credibility. the government rejects the charges made against it. they point out that it's a report that was commission

cargo ship apparently hit the ferry on the padmasree river about 25 miles northwest of the capital, dhaka'll follow this story throughout the morning and bring you updates in our newscast as soon as we get them. >>> now to news in south jersey. as a family mourns a devastating loss investigators will continue their work today to find the cause of a house fire that killed two young siblings. 6-year-old jayda mceachin and her 1-year-old brother, zion tony died inside the house in orange essex county. they were trapped on the third floor as the flames spread quickly on friday night. relatives did everything they could to save the children. they even begged the 6-year-old girl to jump from the window. >> he was like jump daddy got you, daddy got you, and she wouldn't come. the oldest daughter was out here screaming and hollering. everybody kept going inside with fire extinguishers and trying to get the baby out. >> one man tried to run back into the burning building to save the kids but firefighters pulled him away. >> seven people were home at the time of the fire two went to the hospital. t

officials say a cargo ship hit the ferry on the padma river about 25 miles northwest of the capital, dhaka. the ferry capsized and sank with about 100 people on board. according to one survivor many passengers got trapped inside the vessel. a rescue operation is still underway. >>> new this morning, also overseas we are learning that ukraine and pro-russian rebels swapped dozens of prisoners in a planned exchange this weekend. the swap under cover of darkness, was part of a peace plan signed by both sides last week. according to one rebel official ukrainian troops outnumbered rebel soldiers in the swap by 3 to 1. >>> the time right now is 9:12. still ahead, we'll introduce you to this week's wednesday's child. and on this first alert weather day, we have live pictures of the slushy and icy conditions outside and brittney will be back with the seven-day forecast. . >>> at 9:15 a foggy start to our sunday as we take a live look at the center city skyline and the delaware river. check out all that ice and snow floating out there. temperatures in philadelphia right now are just above freezing