but sheikh hasina seems to be here to stay in troth— hasina seems to be here to stay in both the — hasinaboth the countries in the region in— in both the countries in the region in the world are going to some _ region in the world are going to some way to work with her to make _ to some way to work with her to make peace with bangladesh because the fact is, it is an important _ because the fact is, it is an important country, most populous, she is not going away in the _ populous, she is not going away in the question is how do we come — in the question is how do we come to— in the question is how do we come to terms with her. began regionally. _ come to terms with her. began regionally, where _ come to terms with her. began regionally, where does - regionally, where does bangladesh stand with neighbours like india and china and an important trade partner in the united states? but and an important trade partner in the united states?— in the united states? but he managed — in the united states? but he managed to _ in the united states? but he managed to do _ in the united states? but he ma

my own sense is that hasina is here to stay in _ own sense is that hasina is here to stay in the — ownd of the world are going — stay in the region and of the world are going to find some way to work with her— are going to find some way to work with her to — are going to find some way to work with her to make peace with bangladesh because it is an important country in a populous nation _ important country in a populous nation and _ important country in a populous nation and she is not going away and the question is, how do we come to terms _ the question is, how do we come to terms with— the question is, how do we come to terms with her. looking regionally in south asia and wider — where does bangladesh stand with key neighbours like india and china and important trade partner the us? it's managed to keep both india and china _ it's managed to keep both india and china on_ it's managed to keep both india and china on board. very skilful diplomacy. india and china are false in south _ diplomacy. india and china are false in south asia but for the government is matched _ in south asia bu

the bangladesh prime minister sheikh hasina has been re—elected.a business report. i'm steve lai. we begin with the crisis at boeing after friday's incident involving a 737 max 9 plane. boeing's ceo has promised to address the causes of the event and make sure it will not happen again. it is critical right now for the aviation giant to work transparently with customers and regulators. he was speaking after the federal aviation administration said boeing jets fitted with the same panel as the one which blew off during the alaska airlines flight will remain grounded until deemed safe to fly. earlier i spoke to an aviation analyst who told me all eyes on wall street and how investors will react when markets open in the us. the immense reputation damage boeing has continued to suffer.

hasina as prime minister sheikh hasina as prime minister bangladesh.n commissioner described the violence as an attempt to sabotage the vote. meanwhile, the main opposition bangladesh nationalist party had asked people to follow them in boycotting it. and international observers including the un said the election had taken place in a repressive environment. 0ur south asia correspondent, samira hussain, has the latest from the capital dhaka. we are standing outside the election commission and the commissioner has told the bbc that the awami league, that's the ruling party, has won more than 50% of the seats, but to be clear, they haven't actually declared the election a win for sheikh hasina, but it is pretty much accepted that that will be the likely outcome because as you rightly pointed out, the main opposition party, the bangladesh nationalist party, did not contest in these elections. they accuse the government of being unable to hold free and fair elections. so with really no strong opposition to oppose ms hasina and her awami league party, it see

partial results in elections in bangladesh show that prime minister sheikh hasina is on course to be reelected for a fourth term. rishi sunak confirms that the government is looking at legal options to exonerate postal staff wrongfully convicted of fraud. and hollywood rolls out the red carpet for one of its biggest nights — the golden globe awards. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. there's been an upsurge in the fighting in gaza over the past 2a hours, with israel stepping up its attacks. eyewitnesses in the jabalia refugee camp say many people were killed in an overnight israeli air strike. israel has yet to comment. twojournalists have been killed in a strike on their car in gaza. israel has denied targeting them. aljazeera, whose gaza bureau chief lost his eldest son in the attack, has called for the international criminal court to hold israel accountable. there's been violence in the west bank too — nine palestinians and two israelis were killed on sunday. all this as us secretary of state antony blinken tours the region, hoping to start negotiations on gaza's fu

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let's start this hour in bangladesh, where prime minister sheikh hasina has won the general electionslatest results show her party, the awami league winning 152 seats and getting a clear majority. voting took place amid tight security after violence on the eve of the poll. at least 1a polling stations were set on fire. this election results gives prime minister sheikh hasina her fourth consectutive term in office the country's chief election comissioner has described the violence as an attempt to sabotage the vote. the main opposition, bangladesh nationalist party, asked people to follow them in boycotting the poll. and international observers including the un said the election took place in a �*repressive environment�*. live now to the capital, dhaka, and our south asia correspondent samira hussain. she can bring us up to date with the latestment so the counting is still going on, right now, but we do know that the awami league party, led by the prime minister sheikh hasina has crossed that threshold of winning a clear majority, now, just how strong that majority, now, just how stron

though official results haven't yet been declared, it will be ms hasina's fifth term.'s longest serving prime minister. the electoral commission says the turnout was low, standing at about a0%. the country's main opposition party did not participate, accusing the government of being unable to hold free and fair elections. human rights groups have reported a severe crackdown democratic freedoms ahead of the election, with nearly 10,000 activists arrested, and at least 14 polling stations were set on fire and a commuter train was allegedly set alight, killing four passengers. 0ur south asia correspondent samira hussain has more. the results of these elections come as no surprise, the results of these elections come as no real surprise, prime minister sheikh hasina was all but guaranteed a win but now there will be questions about whether the results reflect the will of the people. the country's main opposition party were boycotting the elections, saying they did not believe the government could hold free and fair elections. they also encouraged their supporters not to go

this will give the sheikh hasina her fourth consecutive term as prime minister, and herfifth overall.lection was boycotted by bangladesh's main opposition party, the bnp, which said the process was a sham. for more analysis we will speak to the head of the thomas law school. what does this election actually mean 21 considering the controversy around? $5 a the controversy around? as a matter of— the controversy around? as a matter of background, - the controversy around? sis —. matter of background, since independence the conduct of free and fair elections in bangladesh has proven to be contentious issue. there has been a sense of great mistrust amongst major political parties in the country with respect to conducting free, fair and impartial general elections. and it is for this reason in 1996 the two major political parties of the countries including the ruling party and the bangladesh national party reached a consensus which led to the incorporation of the system of nonparty caretaker government in the government by means of the constitutional amendment. since then the country has w

in terms of the legitimacy of the vote, should sheikh hasina be concerned?? ~ , concerned? has she expressed any concern? ~' , ., ., ., concern? i think there is a lot of questions _ concern? i think there is a lot of questions being _ concern? i think there is a lot of questions being raised - concern? i think there is a lot of questions being raised about. concern? i think there is a lot of| questions being raised about the legitimacy of this vote which is why there are so much effort being made by the sheikh hasina government to make sure there were no voting irregularities and that they went through, that these elections, the voting process went through as smoothly as possible. yes, there was some reporting of irregularities at polling stations that were quickly dealt with. and yes, there were some incidents of violence at polling stations were they were set ablaze but they didn't have an impact on the voting process. and there were some other small incidents of violence. but by and large, what the prime minister wanted to show to the international commu

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sheikh hasina is now the longest—serving prime minister in south asia.rights violations and undermining the democratic process. many people believe that a one—sided election will only worsen the country's economic and political situation because the west may not accept the results. there were widespread allegations of vote—rigging and fraud during the last two general elections. noor allam is a rickshaw puller in the northern district of rampur. he says he lost confidence in the electoral process. translation: they don't need our votes. _ they will win the elections anyway. it doesn't matter whether we go to polling centres or not. countries should fulfil their commitments. the united states, european union and britain are putting diplomatic pressure on bangladesh's government to hold a free, fair and credible election. but without participation from opposition parties, the election is neither inclusive nor competitive. candidates who are taking part in the elections are either ruling party men or their sympathisers. translation: right at the moment, i w

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sheikh hasina did cast her vote this morning. to say that the credibility of her government is something that she needs to prove to the people of the country, and not the main opposition party. however, on the eve of this election, there was another protest taken out by opposition leaders. here's what one of them had to say about the selection. >> it was absolutely a farce election. snatching the people's rights, voting rights. it's not an election at all. we want voting rights. we want democracy. >> reporter: it's a sham, it's a farce, that's what's repeatedly said by opposition leaders about the selection. however, you have to give the woman credit where it's due. in the last 15 years, she did initially turn around the economy. she got the garment industry to center stage. but ever since, there has been a lot of issues that she's facing. a lot of criticism when it comes to her alleged authoritarianism in the country as well as free speech. now, the economy is also witnessing a downturn after covid and ukraine war, because the i

this was prime minister sheikh hasina voting a little earlier.sain, is outside a polling station in the capital, dhaka, and told me the latest developments. well, in previous general elections there has been quite a bit of violence as well, but also, more concerningly, there was a lot of vote rigging, which is why this election, prime minister sheikh hasina was determined to have what she could call free and fair elections. of course, the challenge is that the main opposition party, the bangladesh nationalist party, did not participate. polls have just closed. i am near a polling station and they are going to start counting the votes shortly. but if you look at voter turnout, i mean, just half an hour before the polls closed, we heard from the election commissioner that in fact there was about a 27% voter turnout. that is pretty low. by comparison, in the last general election in the uk, you had a 67% voter turnout. in the last presidential election in the united states, you saw more than 50% of voters turn out. so it then calls into question whe

this bnp rally held in october was calling for the resignation of prime minister sheikh hasina.rs were killed. human rights watch says more than 10,000 opposition members were arrested. the bnp claims government forces instigated the violence as part of their crackdown on any dissent, but the minister ofjustice says that's just not true. they are allowed to say. what they want to say, but they are not allowed to preach violence. i 28th of october, the bnp. activists attacked the house of the chiefjustice, the apartments of the judges of the high court - and supreme court. the police, as they're i responsible for the law and order situation, i they they took things under their control, arrested i the leaders on specific charges. all of them have been arrested on specific charges. _ none has been arrested arbitrarily. all 10,000 people? of course. with the opposition party boycotting these elections, the people of bangladesh are left with two options. no vote for the current ruling government like these supporters are or vote for independence or also supporting the ruling governme

the bangladesh prime minister sheikh hasina has been re—elected.ok into the implications for the south asian economy. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm steve lai. we begin with the crisis at boeing after friday's incident involving a 737 max 9 plane. boeing's ceo has promised to address the causes of the event and make sure it will not happen again. it is critical right now for the aviation giant to work transparently with customers and regulators. he was speaking after the federal aviation administration said boeing jets fitted with the same panel as the one which blew off during the alaska airlines flight will remain grounded until deemed safe to fly. earlier i spoke to an aviation analyst who told me all eyes on wall street and how investors will react when markets open in the us. the immense reputation damage boeing has continued to suffer. with the boeing 737 max has been an incredibly costly programme for them. all eyes will be on the markets on monday because this incident with alaska airlines happening on friday evening, it has

it seems sheikh hasina is all but guaranteed of another five years in office.cratic process as much as possible.— we can cross now to delphine reculeau, who is the director of omct sos—torture network, to discuss the harassment faced by human rights representatives and other allegations against the authorities in bangladesh. thank you forjoining us. how worried are you by the human rights situation in bangladesh? i worried are you by the human rights situation in bangladesh?— situation in bangladesh? i want to sa that situation in bangladesh? i want to say that i've _ situation in bangladesh? i want to say that i've been _ situation in bangladesh? i want to say that i've been bangladesh i situation in bangladesh? i want to say that i've been bangladesh for| say that i've been bangladesh for decades and concerned by the situation in the country deteriorating in the run—up to the elections as you mentioned. political violence and targeting of the opposition parties and also what worries us is the international criticism, the government intensified its crackdown o

. 0nce sheikh hasina described mr yunus as a bloodsucker of the poor and accused the grameen bank ofkground between these two and she always viewed him as some kind of rival unchallenged international community, saying you can come to bangladesh and view the legal proceedings in court and make your legaljudgment but many of his supporters say they are still in a state of shock following the judgment. you they are still in a state of shock following the judgment. following the 'udgment. you mention su - orters following the judgment. you mention sunporters writing — following the judgment. you mention supporters writing letters. _ following the judgment. you mention supporters writing letters. tell- following the judgment. you mention supporters writing letters. tell us - supporters writing letters. tell us more about that because quite hi pro —— high profile figures write the letters. -- high profile figures write the letters. ' :: ., ., ., , letters. 170 internationalfigures includinu letters. 170 internationalfigures including barack _ letters. 170 internationalfigures including ba

prime minister sheikh hasina is trying to gain a fourth straight term in office.as an attempt to sabotage the vote. the main opposition bangladesh nationalist party has asked people to shun the poll. and international observers including the un have said the poll is taking place in a repressive environment. this was prime minister, sheikh hasina, voting a little earlier, the initial results are expected by early monday. 0ur south asia correspondent, samira hussain, is outside a polling station in the capital, dhaka, and told me the latest developments. well, in previous general elections there has been quite a bit of violence as well, but also, more concerningly, there was a lot of vote rigging, which is why this election, prime minister sheikh hasina was determined to have what she could call free and fair elections. of course, the challenge is that the main opposition party, the bangladesh nationalist party, did not participate. polls have just closed. i am near a polling station and they are going to start counting the votes shortly. but if you look at voter tu

bangladesh prime minister sheikh hasina has been re—elected.e look into the implications for the south asian economy. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm steve lai. we begin in the us where the aviation regulator has said boeing jets fitted with the same panel as the one which blew off a new seven three seven max nine during a flight on friday will remain grounded until deemed safe to fly. it's not as severe a move as the grounding of all max—family jets worldwide nearly five years ago following a pair of fatal crashes. but, with hundreds of flights cancelled in the us over the weekend, it's yet another reputational blow for the aviation giant. for more on what this means for boeing and the wider industry we're joined by aviation analyst alex macheras. the immense reputation damage that boeing has continued to suffer with the boeing 37 max is been a costly programme for them. all eyes will be on the markets on monday —— 737. of course this incident with alaska airlines happen on friday evening, it has been the talk notjust of the ind

five terms and counting the bangladesh prime minister sheikh hasina has been really that we look into the implications for the south asian economy. welcome to asia business report. we begin with the crisis at boeing after fridays incident 737 nine plane, the boeing ceo has said it is critical right now the aviation giant to work transparently with customers and regulators. speaking after the federal aviation administration said boeing jets fitted with the same panel is the one which blew off during the one which blew off during the alaska airlines flight will remain grounded until deemed safe to fly. it is not severe move as the grounding of all max jets worldwide year ago following a pair of fatal crashes but is hundreds of fights i cancelled over the weekend yet another reputational blow for boeing. earlier i spoke to in aviation analyst who told me all eyes on wall street and how investors will react when markets open stop the immense reputation boeing has continued to suffer. with the boeing 37 max has been an incredibly costly programme for them. all eyes will be on the markets o

this was prime minister, sheikh hasina, voting a little earlier.olls opened at 02:00 gmt — and close at 10:00 gmt. counting will start soon after the end of voting, with initial results expected by early monday. live now to the capital, dhaka, and our correspondent samira hussain. tell us where you are and what has been happening? just behind me as a polling — has been happening? just behind me as a polling station _ has been happening? just behind me as a polling station here, - me as a polling station here, voting under way for the last three hours, and if you look around you can see these black and white posters everywhere they are actually posters for they are actually posters for the candidate from the ruling party. there is an independent candidate that is also on this ballot but you cannot see any kinds of posters for that candidate, there is little to no representation for an independent. and that is why there is a lot of criticism about these elections and why the main opposition party is calling them one—sided, because even those independ

with the victory of awami league, hasina will remain in power for another 5 years. the parliament of bangladesh has 30,300 seats, and based on the announced results, awami league won 24 seats. a 90-year-old japanese woman was pulled out alive from the rubble of the earthquake after five days. the rescuers of this woman in the city. suzu in ishikawa prefecture, 124 hours after a powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake , they pulled out alive from under the rubble. in this earthquake, at least 126 people were killed and a lot of news came to residential areas. the end of this news section of khodnaghadar. in the name of god , i say hello to you, dear viewers. have a good day. in the last 24 hours , the hottest place in our country was aslaluyeh in bushehr province with a maximum temperature of 28 degrees. the coldest place is also namdan euclid plain in fars province with a minimum temperature of 14 degrees. among the centers of the provinces , bandar abbas is the hottest with a maximum temperature of 26 degrees, and kurd city is the hottest with a minimum temperature of 13

officials say bangladesh's prime minister, sheikh hasina, has won re—election for a fourth consecutiveerm. the election commision said that her party had won more than 50% seats, with counting still ongoing. most opposition parties boycotted the election. rishi sunak confirms that the government is looking at legal options to exonerate sub—postmasters who've been wrongfully convicted of fraud because of a faulty computer accounting system. the now discredited �*horizon�* software was used by the post office between 1999 and 2015. now on bbc news, the arts interviews: sir anthony hopkins. 30 seconds to on air! 0k, and you are just here. couldn't i sit farther back? sir anthony hopkins playing an ordinary man with an extraordinary story. sir nicholas winton was just 29 in 1938 when he embarked on a campaign to bring hundreds of refugee children from prague to london. for 50 years, he didn't talk about his efforts until they were revealed by the bbc tv programme that's life. if they hadn't been rescued and brought over to england, these children would have been killed by the nazis. i'm th

prime minister sheikh hasina has won a fourth consecutive term in an election that was boycotted by the opposition. official figures suggested a low turnout of about a0%, though many observers say even those numbers may be inflated. rishi sunak confirms that the government is looking at legal options to exonerate sub—postmasters who've been wrongfully convicted of fraud because of a faulty now on bbc news. the arts interviews: sir anthony hopkins 30 seconds to on air! 0k, and you are just here. couldn't i sit farther back? sir anthony hopkins playing an ordinary man with an extraordinary story. sir nicholas winton was just 29 in 1938 when he embarked on a campaign to bring hundreds of refugee children from prague to london. for 50 years, he didn't talk about his efforts until they were revealed by the bbc tv programme that's life. if they hadn't been rescued and brought over to england, these children would have been killed by the nazis. i'm the bbc�*s culture editor, katie razzall, and for this edition of the arts interviews, i interrupted sir anthony's busy filming schedule to talk to

in bangladesh, prime minister sheikh hasina wins a fourth consecutive term in an election boycotted byilled in the jabalia refugee camp. anthony blinken, says israel must do more to prevent civilian casualties. rishi sunak confirms that the uk government is looking at legal options to exonerate postal staff wrongfully convicted of fraud. and hollywood rolls out the red carpet for one of its biggest nights — the golden globe awards. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in bangladesh where prime minister sheikh hasina has led her party to another general election victory. the awami league has won a hundred and fifty two of the parliamentary seats declared so far,

professor yunus has been a vocal critic of bangladeshi prime minister sheikh hasina.an ethirajan. muhammad yunus is a well—known, acclaimed economist. he won the nobel peace prize for creating this micro—financing scheme, lifting millions out of poverty in 2006. and this model has been followed in many parts of the world. now, the government has filed a number of cases and according to his lawyer, more than 180 cases in the last 10 or 12 years or so, charging him with several complaints, including how they violated labour laws and not creating a welfare fund for the workers. and today's judgment was in connection with that. but mr yunus and his supporters strongly denied these charges. in fact, he has issued a statementjust a few minutes ago where he said, "as my lawyers have convincingly argued in court, this verdict against me is contrary to all legal precedent and logic." now, if you look at the background, there has been a tension between mr yunus and the current prime minister, sheikh hasina, bangladeshi prime minister, and once described mr yunus as a "bloodsuck

tt’s surprise, but sheikh hasina has been re-elected?'s not that much of a surrise. re-elected? it's not that much of a surprise- as _ re-elected? it's not that much of a surprise. as many _ re-elected? it's not that much of a surprise. as many people - re-elected? it's not that much of a surprise. as many people said - re-elected? it's not that much of a i surprise. as many people said before the election happened, it was a foregone conclusion to begin with. what will this mean for the country? what will this mean for the country? what are the main challenges that she faces now?— what are the main challenges that she faces now? well, the same thing could have happened _ she faces now? well, the same thing could have happened in _ she faces now? well, the same thing could have happened in the - she faces now? well, the same thing could have happened in the last - she faces now? well, the same thing could have happened in the last two l could have happened in the last two elections here, so in elections here there have been lots of issues

, bangladeshi prime minister, and once sheikh hasina described mr yunus as a "bloodsucker of the poorus and his supporters, the grameen bank, denied these charges, so there is a bad blood between these two and she always viewed him as some kind of a rival. and she also challenged the international community, whoever wrote letters in support of mr yunus, saying, "you can come to bangladesh and view the legal proceedings in court "and then you make yourjudgment." but many of his supporters, as well as staff members, say they were still in a state of shock following this judgment. around the world, people have been celebrating the start of 2024, after midnight celebrations and fireworks displays on new year's eve. from swimming to parades, different new year's day traditions have been taking place across the day, as rachel mcadam reports. after the new year's eve fireworks and festivities, come the new year's day traditions. in the morning, pope francis led a special new year's day mass from the vatican, calling on the world to look to mothers and women to find peace. a little later in r

, bangladeshi prime minister, and once sheikh hasina described mr yunus as a "bloodsucker of the poorrates. mr yunus and his supporters, the grameen bank, denied these charges, so there is a bad blood between these two and she always viewed him as some kind of a rival. and she also challenged the international community, whoever wrote letters in support of mr yunus, saying, "you can come to bangladesh and view the legal proceedings in court "and then you make yourjudgment." but many of his supporters, as well as staff members, say they were still in a state of shock following this judgment. taiwan's president has said ties with china must be decided by the will of the people, and that peace must be based on "dignity". president tsai ing—wen made the comments after china's leader, xijinping, said that quote, "reunification" with the island is inevitable. china has been ramping up military pressure to assert its sovereignty claims over democratically governed taiwan which, on 13 january, holds presidential and parliamentary elections. it's been two years since the james webb space teles

the election on sunday saw prime minister sheikh hasina handed a new term.and in herfirst interview, following the win, she said the election was free and fair. now, the main opposition group, the bangladesh nationalist party — also known as the bnp — who boycotted the polls, called the election a sham. they, of course, prior to the election, said they wouldn't participate unless a neutral caretaker government was installed. and this, of course, is a concerns over fairness and how the election would be conducted. now, the eu havejoined the uk and the us with concern over the legitimacy of the elections over the weekend. the uk foreign office said the lack of participation from all political parties meant the people of bangladesh did not have a full range of voting options, with the us state department adding they remain concerned by the arrest of thousands of political opposition members and by reports of irregularities on election day. the eu are just the latest to add to those concerns. we have of course heard from human rights groups in the run—up to this

let's go to bangladesh now — where prime minister sheikh hasina seems almost certain to win a fourthejected calls for in interim caretaker administration to oversee the ballot — and one of the main opposition parties, led by former prime minister khaleda zia, has pulled out of the election in protest — and called on its supporters to boycott the vote. live now to the bangladeshi capital dhaka — and our correspondent samira hussain. given the way the election is being held, is there a conclusion what the result is? it held, is there a conclusion what the result is? , , . ., ,, ., , ., result is? it pretty much appears to be the case — result is? it pretty much appears to be the case given _ result is? it pretty much appears to be the case given that _ result is? it pretty much appears to be the case given that the - result is? it pretty much appears to be the case given that the main - be the case given that the main opposition party, the bangladesh nationalist party, is not contesting the elections. not only have they said that they are boycotting the elections but they also called f

plus, bangladesh prime minster sheikh hasina wins another consecutive term in office after an electiond, tonight marks hollywood's first big award show since twin strikes shut down tinseltown — we'll bring you the big winners from tonight's golden globes. hello, i'm carl nasman. eyewitness reports from gaza say many people have been killed in an israeli air strike on a building in the jabalia refugee camp, in the north. images from the scene show bodies of women and children in the rubble. there's been no comment from israel. meanwhile, israeli airstrikes hit khan younis early on sunday, killing and injuring dozens. the eldest son of aljazeera's gaza bureau chief was killed in that airstrike in southern gaza. this is a picture of him with his son, who's on the right. there's been violence in the west bank too —

this morning, sheikh hasina did cast they are vote. just a couple of hours and the count will go begin. but at a time like this, the big question is what does this mean for the democracy of bangladesh, on the eve of the general election, protesting led by opposition leaders, party leaders and here's what one had to stay about the current state of affairs in bangladesh, listen in. >> we're protesting against a parliament election which an election, and taking the people's voting rights. that's not an election at all. we want voting rights. we want democracy. >> reporter: it's a sham, it's a farce, that's what the main opposition party is saying in bangladesh, along with critics of the sheikh hasina government. now, she has been credited with turning around the economy in the 15 years she's been in power. as well as making the garment industry the second largest in the world. along with that she's been criticized for a lot of reasons including authoritarianism and free speech. it's backsliding because of last year. the big question remai

the leader of the ruling awami league party, the current prime minister of the country, sheikh hasinaready won elections three times and intends to be re-elected again. it is opposed by the bangladesh national party, bnp, whose leaders are in prison or in exile. on january 13, elections will be held in taiwan, the current president is tsai ing-wen. is completing his second term in office and by law can no longer run again; three former city mayors will compete for the presidency in taiwan, light is beijing's main opponent, hou yi of the gamildan party, and kowzhe is the founder of the taiwan people's party. general elections in pakistan are scheduled for february 8. the political crisis has been going on in the country for 2 years. in april 2022, the pro-centrist pakistani conservative party... led by shahbaz sharif, initiated a vote of no confidence in prime minister imran khan in parliament, as a result of which he was removed from office. however, he remains the most popular politician. it is unclear whether he will be able to participate in elections? indonesia's general elections

the background, there has been a tension between mr yunus and the current prime minister, sheikh hasina described mr yunus as a "bloodsucker of the poor" and accused the grameen bank, founded by mr yunus of charging exorbitant interest rate. mr yunus and his supporters, the grameen bank, denied these charges, so there is a bad blood between these two and she always viewed him as some kind of a rival. and she also challenged the international community, whoever wrote letters in support of mr yunus, saying, "you can come to bangladesh and view the legal proceedings in court and then you make yourjudgment." but many of his supporters, as well as staff members, say they were still in a state of shock following this judgment. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news here in the uk. the number of migrants crossing the channel has fallen year—on—year for the first time since current records began. government figures show total arrivals in 2023 were 36% lower than the record 45,774 crossings in 2022. police in london have launched a murd

the background, there has been a tension between mr yunus and the current prime minister, sheikh hasinayunus as a bloodsucker of the poor and accused the grameen bank, founded by mr yunus of charging exorbitant interest rate. mr yunus and his supporters, the grameen bank denied these charges. so there is a bad blood between these two and she always viewed him as some kind of a rival. and she also challenged the international community, whoever wrote letters in support of mr yunus saying you can come to bangladesh and view the legal proceedings in court and then you make your judgment. but many of his supporters, as well as staff members, say they were still in a state of shock following this judgment. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news here in the uk. police in london have launched a murder investigation following a fatal stabbing of a teenage boy. detectives say they were called to an incident shortly before midnight in the primrose hill area. a 16—year—old boy was pronounced dead at the scene. a male suspect has been arre

with the victory of awami league , hasina will remain in power for another 5 years. the parliament of bangladesh has 300 seats, of which awami lake won 24 seats based on the announced results. the death toll from the magnitude 7.6 earthquake in japan has increased to 161. more than 300 people are still missing. this earthquake also. destruction of the road and occurrence of tsunami in the province ishikawa became the center of japan. thousands of rescuers are still searching for those missing from the earthquake. in the 9th year of its establishment, the revolution radio will start from tomorrow. it works simultaneously with the 19th of january, the anniversary of the uprising of the people of qom, and on the eve of the 45th anniversary of the victory of the islamic revolution, the broadcasting of radio englebal programs will begin. radio elginab will be heard from 19 to 23 february on the fm band of 95 mhz with a discourse awareness approach. screening of movie number 10 from thursday this week. free 20:00 starts on telebion interactive tv. this movie is directed by