yogita limaye, bbc news, dhaka. shahnaz parveen from the bbc‘s dhaka bureau joins me live. what is the situation they are now? so there is an atmosphere of fear at the moment in this country, because... but there were only 5% of votes for the major opposition party, so people are actually mostly staying in. they are not getting out. there is a fear of fresh violence, violence that we saw yesterday, already 11 people have died. and when i was coming to work this morning, there was no transport on the road. and the inter— net connection still blocked, and so far we are hearing the opposition party already rejected the polling results, and they were saying that this result is a farcical results, and they are asking for a fresh election. and they were saying that there doubt has come true, and that an election under a party is never going to be neutral in this country. and they have been already asking foran and they have been already asking for an election under a caretaker government, and they are renewing the demand, and they asking for fresh elections. so far what we have

people lining up here in the city of dhaka to cast their vote. inside there, it is still a paper ballot, so it's on a piece paper these people can tick off their choice. but for the first time bangladesh, in six constituencies, electronic voting machines are also being used. now, during their selection, the opposition has very strongly said that it's not been a fair one. the main opposition party here in bangladesh, the bangladesh national party, their leader, their big face, khaleda zia, is injail on corruption charges. she says they are politically motivated, but she cannot contest this election. and in other ways as well, the opposition says the electoral commission has been biased against them, that the police have been acting as an extension of the ruling party in detaining and arresting their activists. now, i put all of these allegations, i asked prime minister sheikh hasina about them two days ago. she said they are not true. she said the opposition has lost the confidence of the people and that is why they are making these accusations. h

even if you can find a few posters of a kind of as a hanging across dhaka she won't win this election against prime minister sheikh hasina zia the leader of bangladesh is conservative nationalist party or b.n.p. is in prison on corruption charges her supporters remain optimistic. this is so sentiments is growing there but i did it in favor of heart the sentiment is clear. he was. ready and who supper in front of the back. during the campaign be in peace supporters were repeatedly violently mistreated thousands of them were arrested. this is supporters of the b.n.p. and other opposition groups are not safe in their homes police are arresting them this isn't an election this is a process of removing voters. the prime minister however doesn't agree with the opposition that the holidays yet they only want to sabotage the elections on. the power struggle between shaikh hasina and hunted as he has lasted for decades you know began with a coup against shaikh has seen his father in seventy one shaikh became the first president of bangladesh he tried to introduce a secular democracy but many p

wild reporting from dhaka now to some of the other stories making news around the world at least twenty two people have been killed and many more missing after torrential rain triggered landslides and flash flooding in the eastern philippines more than twenty two thousand people fled their homes ahead of the storm and rescue operations are underway but many of the affected areas are still inaccessible due to flooding. tens of thousands of serbians have marched through the capital belgrade again to protest against attacks on opposition politicians and journalists the protesters waved banners accusing president alexander of stifling democratic liberties cracking down on political opponents and controlling the media. yemen's hooty rebels have started to leave the red sea port of data the withdrawal as part of a u.n. sponsored peace agreement signed earlier this month government forces however remain skeptical saying they need time to confirm the withdrawal. voters in the democratic republic of congo are pat are casting ballots for a new president for the first time in nearly two decades th

i want to tell you about our experience here in dhaka. when you drive across the streets, everywhere, you will see posters, flyers, of members of the ruling party, the awami league. it is hard to spot any material from the opposition. on the last day of campaigning we saw huge street marches by awami league members and supporters, chanting slogans, marching down major roads in the city. the opposition was very quiet, just small door—to—door campaigns. the reason they say is because they we re the reason they say is because they were not given permission to host any rallies, and because they say their supporters have been intimidated and threatened. we will keep coming back to you in the coming hours, but for now, thank you very much. and ijust want to apologise for the slight break up in the transmission there to dhaka. france's so—called ‘gilets jaunes' movement is blaming the festive season for a drop in protestors on the streets. across the country roads were blocked, barricades and vehicles were set alight as some marches beca

correspondent jay as well is covering the election for us from the capital dhaka the polls opened a few hours ago we're hearing that several people have been killed already what can you tell us about how the situation is developing. well wild taco which is where i am right now remains species that have been reports of deaths as accu to fourteen but as many as nine people have been killed in different parts of but even speaking about light in different parts of bangor they should excuse me but even speaking about talk it is worth noting that while i am out of the polling centers we nor just mean we noticed that the opposition party polling nugent's been more dibley absent even inside the polling booths where representatives from all the bodies are supposed to be a bit ahead for to us find their names on the cd on the serial numbers on the boarding lists of nor representatives off the opposition bangladesh nationalist party which is about of concern which some people have raised questions about but heavy security deployment across talker and violence is already breaking out in other parts

yogita limaye, bbc news, dhaka. the bbc's yogita limaye joins me live from dhaka. since you filed that report has there been any more unrest? no. since we are filed that report we have not heard of any violent incidents from any part of the country. the final result is that prime minister sheikh hasina's party has won 288 of the 300 seat in the parliament. the opposition parties, the main alliance that was standing against her have won only seven seats and even yesterday they said that this election was farcical and they were not allowed to campaign and that is why they have called for and that is why they have called for a new election. what we saw yesterday outside the polling booth as well as reports from other parts of the country where even in cases where ballot papers with the symbol for the prime minister sheikh hasina's party has been ticked off before polling began. these irregularities have been reported in different parts of the country. the election commission has said they will look into this and investigate it but it must be remembered that this is a

be green and they are look at the two main candidates and talk to our correspondent in the capital dhaka also coming up egypt says its security forces have killed forty suspected terrorists one day after a deadly attack near the visa pyramid. and with tens of thousands made homeless by indonesia's tsunami disaster means one volunteer doing her part to help those in need. to deal with. i'm calm ousmane welcome to the program final campaigning has wrapped up in the in bangladesh as the country prepares for elections on sunday one hundred four million voters and the predominantly muslim country are eligible to cast the ballots prime minister shake us enough is seeking her third consecutive term in office and her fourth overall tensions are running high in the country the opposition says thousands of their supporters have been arrested by authorities at least ten people have been killed and hundreds injured in pre-election violence. a former prime minister and the leader of the main opposition bangladesh nationalist party has been barred from running she's serving prison time for corruption.

will be free and fair to look at the two main candidates and talk to our correspondent in the capital dhaka also coming up syrian and turkish baths forces close in on a key kurdish held town in northern syria damascus says the kurdish forces requested the regime support to break down the acts of the situation with an expert on the region. and egypt says its security forces have killed forty suspected terrorists one day after a deadly attack near the keys appear over the city. i'm carl naslund volcom to the program. final campaigning has wrapped up in bangladesh as the country prepares for elections on sunday one hundred four million voters in the predominantly muslim country are eligible to cast their ballots prime minister shaikh has seen up and is seeking her third consecutive term in office and her fourth overall tensions are running high in the country the opposition says thousands of their supporters have been arrested by authorities at least ten people have been killed and hundreds injured in pre-election violence khaleda zia a former prime minister and the leader of the main oppositi

due to violence allegations of intimidation and vote tampering will go live for for spontaneity in dhaka. and the polls are still open in the democratic republic of congo for a presidential election that could result in a historic transfer of power after nearly two decades of the strong man who. must meet take a look back at the dreadful year for germany's football team a shock early world cup exit but koshi will conclude clinging to his job for the twenty nineteen brings some good news for the team. i'm calling aspen thanks for joining us we start in bangladesh where early returns in the country's parliamentary election show prime minister sheikh hasina racing towards a landslide win but the opposition is calling foul dozens of candidates have pulled out of their racism allegations of vote tampering and intimidation and the leader of the opposition alliance has rejected the results islands has also marred the voting. it's an election that has been tainted by violence and vote rigging allegations. the head of the paul authorities limited internet access claiming online rumors could sprea

people lining up here in the city of dhaka to cast their vote. inside there, it is still a paper ballot, so it's these people can tick off their choice. but for the first time bangladesh, in six constituencies, electronic voting machines are also being used. now, during their selection, the opposition has very strongly said that it's not been a fair one. the main opposition party here in bangladesh, the bangladesh national party, their leader, their big face, khaleda zia, is injail on corruption charges. she says they are politically motivated, but she cannot contest this election. and in other ways as well, the opposition says the electoral commission has been biased against them, that the police have been acting as an extension of the ruling party in detaining and arresting their activists. now, i put all of these allegations, i asked prime minister sheikh hasina about them two days ago. she said they are not true. she said the opposition has lost the confidence of the people and that is why they are making these accusations. her main pitch to

yogita limaye, bbc news, dhaka. the presidential election in the democratic republic of congo has been marred by administrative delays and technical glitches with new voting machines. voters have been choosing a successor to presidentjoseph kabila, who has been in office for 17 years. there have been reports of clashes at a polling station in south kivu province that claimed the lives of a police officer, an electoral official, and two civilians. from kinshasa, louise dewast sent this report. it contains some flashing images. elections are underway, and they are chaotic. these people came to vote, but were turned away. this polling station wasn't ready, yet the country's electoral commission has had two years to prepare. presidentjoseph kabila himself was able to vote. people desperately want change. in kinshasa, a sprawling city of 12 million people, most live with no electricity or water, despite the country's immense mineral wealth. the election means the future to me, so i have voted for the candidate who will b

people lining up here in the city of dhaka to cast their vote. inside there, it is still a paper ballot, so it's on a piece paper these people can tick off their choice. but for the first time bangladesh, in six constituencies, electronic voting machines are also being used. now, during this selection, the opposition has very strongly said that it's not been a fair one. the main opposition party here in bangladesh, the bangladesh national party, their leader, their big face, khaleda zia, is injail on corruption charges. she says they are politically motivated, but she cannot contest this election. and in other ways as well, the opposition says the electoral commission has been biased against them, that the police have been acting as an extension of the ruling party, in detaining and arresting their activists. now, i put all of these allegations, i asked prime minister sheikh hasina, about them, two days ago. she said they are not true. she said the opposition has lost the confidence of the people and that's why they are making these accusations.

yogita limaye, bbc news, dhaka. here in the uk the department for transport has defended its decision to award a contract worth millions to a shipping company that's never done any business. as part of the government's preparation for a no—deal brexit, seaborne freight has been contracted to transport goods vehicles between the english port of ramsgate and ostend in belgium. a bbc investigation has found that the company, which was formed less than two years ago, has no trading record and no significant assets. this report by our business correspondentjoe miller does contain some flashing images. these are the large ferries that will carry thousands of lorries across the channel to relieve congestion at dover in the event of a no—deal brexit, as soon as march. but, while two large international shipping firms have been awarded contracts to provide extra crossings at locations like portsmouth and plymouth, one british business has been handed millions of pounds by the department for transport on the promise of re

stratford has the latest now from dhaka. the polls have just opened here contesting three hundred seats a hundred four million voters eligible to cast ballots atmosphere here has been very tense in the build up to these elections it was only last night that one of the main opposition blocs the national unity front that contains or includes the main opposition party that boycotted the last elections the bangladesh nationalist party said that over its three hundred or so candidates it is putting forward more than a half had suffered some forward or some form of violence by the ruling party or ruling supplant party supporters they said that at least seventeen of their candidates had had their candidacy cancelled in the course we have seen yet what is being described by the opposition here is unprecedented levels of intimidation and violence in the run up to these polls of course the ruling party the awami league is denying these allegations opposition candidates in the democratic republic of congo have refused to sign a peace p

our correspondent yogita laymaye is in the capital, dhaka. her report does contain some flashing images. clashes outside a polling centre in dhaka. they spot a reporter and try to stop him from filming. it was just one of the many violent incidents in bangladesh on election day. others were more deadly. but, in large parts, polling did go off peacefully. bangladesh's prime minister, sheikh hasina, has already been in powerfor ten years. tonight, the election commission declared yet another victory for her. she has been credited with bringing development to the country and tackling islamist militancy, but her government has also been accused of cracking down on the opposition. two days before the polls, i asked her to respond. look, all the allegations they are making, but they couldn't prove it. on the one hand, they are placing allegations. on the other hand, they are attacking our party workers, leaders. the opposition has now called for a fresh election. people are being killed, people are being arrested. candidates are being arrested, and

yogita limaye, bbc news, dhaka. a man who died after a minibus overturned in the scottish borders yesterday has been named by police. rossjones barker was 59 and came from port seton in east lothian. the group had been on their way to kelso races. our correspondent david cowan sent this report. some of the men who survived this said they felt lucky to be alive. 23 of them were on board a private minibus heading from midlothian to the kelso races. the tarmac showed where it's worked off the road. a group of men who had been on the minibus gathered today at a bowling club, some of them clearly still in a state of shock, none of them would be interviewed but they wanted to thank two groups of people, members of the public who stopped here and offered first aid, blankets and cups offered first aid, blankets and cups of tea. and the emergencies —— emergency services who dealt with the aftermath and ferried them to hospital. aged between 24 and 75, many of the group were regulars at this community run pub in the villa

yogita limaye, bbc news, dhaka. michael kugelman is deputy director of the asia program at the wilson center. he is in washington. soa so a landslide victory or an unfair vote, or something in between? what do you think? well, it was a very lopsided victory, a suspiciously lopsided victory, a suspiciously lopsided victory. i think that one has reason to be concerned that the ruling party received more than 90% of the vote, particularly for a ruling party that had been making systematic efforts to crack down on the opposition. over the last few yea rs, the opposition. over the last few years, and to sideline the opposition. so i think that this is going to be a very difficult and volatile next few days for bangladesh, given that the opposition has already rejected the results. it has called for a new election, which is clearly not going to happen. so i think that bangladeshi politics could be on a bit of a collision course over the next few days. but this ruling party certainly has strong constituencies. it has stron

the city she told us about her experience shortly before polls closed for i had to polling station in dhaka where voting is going to be closing down voters are still continuing to trickle in but off about two thousand four hundred waters the presiding officer told us about a thousand and one of about forty percent of plus a heavy security deployment as we have seen across talk large numbers of army and police personnel have been deployed perhaps the reason why talk on has remained peaceful but of course it's worth noting that across the country we're hearing reports of violence that have led to clashes that have led to deaths at least eight or nine people local reports say have been killed another interesting feature of these elections over here in dhaka is that behind me you can see a lot of polling agents officers from different political parties however most of these polling usually seem to be from the army league which is the ruling party led by prime minister sheikh hasina the opposition party the bangladeshi nationalist party led by the current the in general we have not seen agents f

correspondent michelle chase while she is standing by for us at the election media center in the capital dhaka amisha there were fears ahead of time that this election would not be free and fair have those fears now become reality well it really depends on who you ask the opposition as well as the opposition leader we just heard are of course alleging that these elections were not free and fair we also have heard that the several candidates were pulling out which essentially means rejecting the results of the election however right here where the ruling of held a press briefing we are. about to react to these allegations of water going and i want to be doing party says that well it's very convenient to reject a result which is not good for you and accept one which is good for you that being said the wrong need has also said that the election commission will investigate any such allegations of malpractise and that they will look into eighty's and you can't avoid triggering that comes up in front of them so right now no official comments he had but as i said depends on who you ask. meanwhile rep

our correspondent michele just wallace standing by for us in dhaka at the election media center there in the capital. according to local reports the prime minister has seen as now locked in a landslide victory even so we're still hearing the opposition alliance calling for a new election why's that. well the opposition claims that this election is rigged off far from new through the campaign process they have been raising questions while ns has marred the campaign process seven lives were lost in the last few weeks during campaigning and today as well at least seventeen or eighteen people have been reported dead the opposition says this was district ballot because of being stopped that is intimidation on the grounds on the ground and this is why they want this election to be held again under the caretaker government however this is highly unlikely because they have no clear indications of would rigging or ballot box stuffing and the ruling party says it's just a case of storming was a they would have accepted an election but they won but this one does not fit them . so with that said

clashes outside a polling centre in dhaka. they spot a reporter and try to stop him from filming. it was just one of the many violent incidents in bangladesh on election day. others were more deadly. but in large parts, polling did go off peacefully. this indoor basketball court was the women's section of a voting booth for the day. after they had cast their ballots, people's fingers were marked with ink. bangladesh's prime minister, sheikh hasina, has been in power for ten years but she's confident she will be back. "i firmly believe we will win the election," she says. she's been credited with bringing development to the country and tackling islamist militancy. but her government has also been accused of cracking down on the opposition. two days before the polls, i asked her to respond. look, all the allegations they are making but they couldn't prove it. 0n the one hand they are placing allegations and on the other hand they are attacking our party workers and leaders. the opposition is calling the election a farce. people have been killed, people are being arrested, candidates

our correspondent yogita laymaye is in the capital, dhaka. her report does contain some flashing images. clashes outside a polling centre in dhaka. they spot a reporter and try to stop him from filming. it was just one of the many violent incidents in bangladesh on election day. others were more deadly. but in large parts, polling did go off peacefully. this indoor basketball court was the women's section of a voting booth for the day. after people had cast their ballots, their fingers after people had cast their ballots, theirfingers were after people had cast their ballots, their fingers were marked with ink. bangladesh's prime minister sheikh hasina has been in powerfor ten years but she is confident she will be back. open quote i firmly believe we will win the election close quote, she says. she's been credited with bringing development to the country and tackling islamist militancy. but her government has also been accused of cracking down on the opposition. two days before the polls, i asked her to respond. look, all the allegations the

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our correspondent yogita limaye is in the capital, dhaka. her report does contain some flashing images. clashes outside a polling centre in dhaka. they spot a reporter and try to stop him from filming. it was just one of the many violent incidents in bangladesh on election day. others were more deadly. but, in large parts, polling did go off peacefully. bangladesh's prime minister, sheikh hasina, has already been in powerfor ten years. tonight, the election commission declared yet another victory for her. she has been credited with bringing development to the country and tackling islamist militancy. but her government has also been accused of cracking down on the opposition. two days before the polls, i asked her to respond. look, all the allegations they are making, but they couldn't prove it. on the one hand, they are placing allegations. on the other hand, they are attacking our party workers, leaders. the opposition has now called for a fresh election. people are being killed, people are being arrested. candidates have been arrested. it'

our correspondent yogita limaye reports from the capital, dhaka. clashes outside a polling centre in dhaka. they spot a reporter and try to stop him from filming. it was just one of the many violent incidents in bangladesh on election day. others were more deadly. but in large parts, polling did go off peacefully. this indoor basketball court was the women's section of a voting booth for the day. after they cast their ballots, people's fingers were marked with ink. bangladesh's prime minister, sheikh hasina, has been in power for ten years but she's confident she will be back. "i firmly believe we will win the election," she says. she's been credited with bringing development to the country and tackling islamist militancy. but her government has also been accused of cracking down on the opposition. two days before the polls, i asked her to respond. look, all the allegations they are making but they couldn't prove it. on the one hand they are placing allegations and on the other hand they are attacking our party workers and leaders. the opposition i

want good education good growth good employment point forward ok mr james well that reporting from dhaka thank you very much. now to some of the other stories making news around the world with korean leader kim jong un has sent a letter to south korean president moon asking for more peace talks between the two in twenty nineteen kim said the leaders of the two koreas who met three times this year had taken bold measures to overcome years of hostility. tens of thousands of serbians have marched through the capital belgrade again to protest against attacks on opposition politicians and journalists the protesters waved banners accusing president alexander of stifling democratic liberties cracking down on political opponents and controlling the media. voters in the democratic republic of congo are casting ballots for a new president the winner will take over from strongman joseph kabila who stepped down two should have stepped down two years ago but instead postponed the election several times there's been reports of long lines and glitches at polling stations but for the most voters are sim

correspondent nimation jaiswal is following the result in the bangladeshi capital dhaka the opposition claims that this election is rigged off far from new through the campaign process they have been raising questions while and has marred the campaign process seven lives were lost in the last three weeks during campaigning and today as well at least seventeen or eighteen people have been reported dead the opposition says this was district ballot because of being stuffed that is intimidation on the grounds on the ground and this is why they want this election to be held again under a caretaker government however this is highly unlikely because there are no clear indications of water again or ballot box stuffing and the ruling party says it's just a small store and was as they would have accepted an election where they won but this one does not fit them. in the bangladeshi capital dhaka now though some of the other stories making news around the world russia areas resettling thirty children of jailed or deceased russian nationals who joined the so-called islamic state in iraq the country

our correspondent yogita laymay is in the capital, dhaka. her report does contain some flashing images. clashes outside a polling centre in dhaka. they spot a reporter and try to stop him from filming. it was just one of the many violent incidents in bangladesh on election day. others were more deadly. but in large parts, polling did go off peacefully. this indoor basketball court was the women's section of a voting booth for the day. after people had cast their ballots, their fingers were marked with ink. bangladesh's prime minister sheikh hasina has been in powerfor ten years but she is confident she will be back. "i firmly believe we will win the election", she says. she's been credited with bringing development to the country and tackling islamist militancy. but her government has also been accused of cracking down on the opposition. two days before the polls, i asked her to respond. look, all the allegations they are making but they couldn't prove it. on the one hand they are placing allegations and on the other hand they are attacking

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election through all right that's the mission correspondent reporting from the bangladeshi capsule dhaka for us thank you . now the japanese rio you she has won the opening round of the prestigious four hills tournament in germany kobayashi edged out of the competition in the old but still phonology thanks to he's huge champ his first two champ brother off one hundred thirty eight point five meters the victory gives him a chance of becoming the first chap and he's at needs to win the four hills tournament since one thousand nine hundred ninety eight. the year is coming to an end and it's time for us to take a look back correspondents have filed many exciting research reports from all over the world about people's personal fates political crises wars and disaster is but also stories that encourage and teach us or rather touch us and perhaps make us think such as in moscow where the force seems to be strong that's right we're talking about stall wars the russian capital is home to the world's first save the fighting school. in a galaxy not so far away a group of jet i warriors are honing t

and our correspondent michele jaiswal is standing by for us in the capital dhaka sonu misha is this election victory for she has seen and have party or have those reports of their regularities soured triumph. well sheikh hasina has common daughterly confident she has came this victory and has claimed a position as a representative of the people she says the vote was entirely free and fair and that bangladesh has voted to reject the policies and the stance of the opposition this means of course of the says longest this is the longest serving democratically elected prime minister of bangladesh but that's where the question lies washee democratically elected opposition leaders do not think so and media reports as well as water accounts and social media would also speak to the contrary but the sheikh hasina lead of army lead government is not batting an eye quite as you mentioned there a lot of confidence there from shaikh has enough but how widespread are these charges that the vote wasn't free and fair and indeed could they need to a new election while multiple media reporters said that they w

where outside a polling station in an area called middle school or here in the capital dhaka. today is calm so far it's important to recognize that all the banners that you can see behind me all the political posters and banners there are either full the ruling party the awami league all affiliated groups and parties which certainly try to speak certain people here who say that they come to try and cast their votes show opposition candidates they are saying that the atmosphere is one of great tension and are very nervous about speaking to us on camera there is a high security presence here we are being followed around by security constantly being told that this is for our own security but as you rightly say the build up all these elections has been marred by what the opposition says is unprecedented levels of violence and intimidation the opposition saying that at least ten thousand six hundred of their supporters have been detained in the weeks in the run up to this election the leading opposition group or alliance yesterday in a press conference said that least one hundred f

our correspondent yogita lamaye reports from the capital, dhaka. yogita: the morning papers declared the results, mr. rick th-- and historic d consecutive term, a landslide victory. at her official residence, thee prnister told foreign observers and journalists why she was the people's choice. hasina: the last 10 years, people are living better lives. yogita: t there are been allegations of vote rigging around the country. one instance caught on camera by the bbc. i asked about it. are reports of the riggi of results in favor of your party and there is actually video footage of a ballot box filled before polling began. do you believe this waa fair election? isme min. hasina: if there any of that, immediately they cancelhat election. so we never encourage that. it is not acceptable. yogita: a day after violence marred the national election,be things have peaceful around the country. the opposition has demanded fresh polls, but it is unclear what the path ahead will be. for many here, the absolute concentration of power in one party for the third tim

arrest let's cross now to tanveer chadri who's live for us in dhaka so tanveer what can you tell us about these accusations of vote rigging and the opposition's rejection of this election. well i mean it was a predictable scenario you know i mean since the campaign started about a tenth of december the opposition has come systematically under attack in many cases under the eye of the police and security forces in some cases the police were actually even involved. in the ruling party activists to attack opposition activists now this is allegation but it's also been documented by the newspapers at least sixteen international h.r. bodies to be at least criticize the election commission for not creating an even playing field for the opposition have the fight at thirty seven incidents where opposition candidates motorcades where a pack by the ruling party members there's been cases of at least twelve journalists beaten up the general not t.v. and your guns are buying the newspaper had not been arrested in that particular case we spoke to a lot of the journalists he has been openly saying that

and our correspondent michele jaiswal standing by for us in the capital dhaka sonia misha is this election victory for she has you know and her party will have those reports of their regularities sow triumph. well sheikh hasina has come and daughterly confident she has came this victory and has claimed a position as a representative of the beat bush she says the vote was entirely free and fair and that bangladesh has voted to reject the policies and the stance of the opposition this means of course of the says longest this is the longest serving democratically elected prime minister of bangladesh but that's where the question lies washee democratically elected opposition leaders do not think so and media reports as well as water accounts and fortune media would also speak to the contrary but the sheikh hasina lead of army lead government is not batting an eye right as you mentioned there are a lot of confidence there from shay has seen about how widespread are these charges that the vote wasn't free and fair and indeed could they need to a new election while multiple media reporters said t

yogita limaye, bbc news, dhaka. a british couple whose son was murdered by his chinese wife have won custody of one of their grandchildren after a long legal battle. ian and linda simpson are due to return to the uk later this week, after reaching a deal during a court hearing over christmas in rural china. but they've been forced to leave their other grandchild behind. robin brant in shanghai has the latest on the family's struggle. they have been campaigning for almost two years now, since their son, michael was murdered by weiwei fu, his wife at the time and the mother of the children. she stabbed him to death in an attack in an apartment here in shanghai. the simpsons have been trying to get custody of the grandchildren, they've been fighting a long legal battle, including mps, the government here, lawyers and chinese officials as well. that all came to a head about ten days ago, when a court hearing took place. they face the unimaginable decision of having to either take just one of the grandchildren, alice, wh

has been the manager of this restaurant in the bangladeshi capital dhaka for three years which sells cheap breakfast to rickshaw drivers and passers by. but after weeks of violence in the build up to national elections on sunday mohammed is afraid. of everything and yes i'm scared of what might happen that the violence will affect my livelihood we may be forced to close a business. prime minister sheikh hasina league which is seeking a third consecutive five year term in power has denied accusations of intimidating opposition candidates and journalists. the leader of the main opposition bangladesh nationalist party leaders zia is serving a ten year jail term for two separate corruption cases it's estimated around six hundred thousand members of various security forces including the military and police have been deployed for sunday's election opposition party say at least ten thousand six hundred of their supporters have been detained in the run up to these elections and at least seventeen of the candidates now the organization human rights watch says that the atmosphere of fear and r

stratfor there in the bangladeshi capital dhaka charles thank you. all right tell us more so to come here on the news hour including a decisive moment in yemen's war we'll have the latest u.n. cease fire deal in the data. as president promises reform but will it be enough to stop government protests. and sports known as the knockout here with details on the latest. that's also to come. parliament is due to vote on its twenty nine thousand budget as the country continues to grapple with antigovernment protests demonstrations over the last eleven days of call for president bashir to step down. with the high price of basic food fuel let's bring in a fendi he's a professor of politics at the doha institute for graduate studies and a former diplomat at the sudanese foreign ministry. we're still waiting actually for the sudanese president omar bashir to talk he's apparently going to address police in the capital khartoum what do we expect him to say and was he talking now . that he is going to repeat the same kind of statement that protest the people i thi

lissa tuition certainly here in the capital dhaka is quiet at the moment but it would be an understatement to say how angry opposition parties are. because of this result such a vast majority of understand the latest figures from the election commission or at least two hundred eighty seven of the two hundred ninety eight contested seats two seats were left. uncontested we're expecting to hear comments from the opposition and indeed shaker senior later shikha saying there will be speaking to the press and residence but of course this huge election when with this massive majority comes after serious allegations of vote rigging and intimidation violence in the run up to this election indeed allegations of vote rigging yesterday on election day and some violence as well as you say. at least seventeen possibly eighteen people killed in various locations across the country now we were at one of these polling stations one of the forty thousand polling stations in bangladesh yesterday and this is our report. voters cast their ballots alterna lection campaign described by the band with a show posit

dhaka. was staying with matters electoral vote counting has begun in parts of the d.l.c. the democratic republic of congo after presidential elections there voting was extended in some polling stations which opened late the main opposition coalition has complained of irregularities in many polling stations the voting machine didn't war and this was not the proper assist and also in the many polling stations i walk or lesion move. i wore people our weaknesses or didn't we're not allowed to be in deploying cision and after the food. before counting the ballot paper some more for many of our witnesses where taken out. of the pulling station catherine sawyer reports now from the opposition strongholds in the capital. well at the polling station in one of the city's opposition stronghold they gave the still open to political to vote. a lot of people standing here many of those very frustrated with looking for the names of the voters. telling i found of them that they can get those names have been here since i you morning i thought to be a very long night for them and several o

reports from dhaka the unrest is playing on voters' minds. mohamad. has been the manager of this restaurant in the pan with this she capital dhaka for three years which sells cheap breakfasts to rickshaw drivers and passers by but after weeks of violence in the build up to national elections on sunday mohamed is afraid. to say yes i'm scared of what might happen that violence will affect my livelihood we may be forced to close a business. prime minister sheikh hasina as awami league which is seeking a third consecutive five year term in power has denied accusations of intimidating opposition candidates and journalists. the leader of the main opposition bangladesh nationalist party leaders zia is serving a ten year jail term for two separate corruption cases it's estimated around six hundred thousand members of various security forces including the military police have been deployed for sunday's election opposition party say at least ten thousand six hundred of their supporters have been detained in the run up to these elections and at least seventeen

yogita limaye, bbc news, dhaka. the people of the democratic republic of congo are voting in the country's long—delayed presidential election. it could result in the country's first peaceful transfer of power. the bbc‘s salim kikeke is at a polling station in the capital kinshasa. one or two voters here getting a bit frustrated because the lines are not moving as fast as they were earlier in the day. apart from that, people have been coming in, looking out for their names and voting without any incident. we also understand that here in the capital, kinshasa, at least one polling station, people could not vote because of logistical reasons. we're not sure when they will be able to vote, but the electoral commission is trying to sort that out. in the city of lubumbashi, we also understand that there have been minor problems with the voting machines. in one polling station, people were waiting for the machines to be delivered there, for at least two hours. when the machines finally arrived, they were not working. s

yogita limaye, bbc news, dhaka. anti—government demonstrations have continued across france for a seventh weekend — with the so—called yellow vest protesters taking to the streets. police fired tear gas in paris and barricades were set alight in bordeaux. georgina smythe has the story. the seventh saturday of yellow vest protests. this scene, filmed by onlookers on the streets of paris, the latest in a movement that ignited with fuel tax increases and exploded into so much more. an olive branch of tax and salary concessions was offered by president macron early this month, but anger is still high across france. in bordeaux, police barricades were hijacked by demonstrators, stacked high and set alight. further north, in nantes, canisters of tear gas were deployed, as peaceful demonstrations turned violent. translation: we will continue until we win, until macron backs down and gives us what we deserve — more purchasing power, less taxes, a healthy life, without having to tighten and tighten the belt at the en

has been the manager of this restaurant upon the day she capital dhaka for three years but still she brick first a rickshaw drivers and process boy put over two weeks of violence in the build up to national elections on sunday the harbor bridge is a devoted to that to see. what might happen that whatever violence will affect my life we may be. prime minister sheikh hasina league which is seeking a third consecutive five year term in power has denied accusations of intimidating opposition candidates journalists. the leader of the main opposition on the dish nationalist party leaders is serving a ten year jail term for two separate corruption cases zia herself has been prime minister twice has been bitter rivalry between the two often called matriarchs of bangladesh politics but decades. were just a made around six hundred thousand members of various security forces the military police to be deployed for sunday's elections opposition parties say at least ten thousand six hundred of their supporters have been detained in the run up to these elections and at least seventeen of their cand

over a thousand textile workers lost their lives when the run up plaza complex on the outskirts of dhaka collapsed in twenty thirteen labor unions called it a mass industrial homicide inspectors were brought in to oversee safety improvements in more than twenty three hundred of bangladesh's garment factories which supply clothes for big global brands like a generic and prime mark. many experts are worried that the bangladeshi government is taking over the monitoring duties they say it's far from prepared to do so in other news from the textile industry this week german clothes discounter kick is being sued in a german court by plaintiffs affected by a deadly fire at a pakistani subcontractor six years ago a decision and that case is slated to be announced at the beginning of january. the country hosting the g. twenty is experiencing a deep economic crisis and is dependent on outside help thousands of citizens have been protesting in the run up to the international summit which is taking place in a south american country for the first time but argentina's government hopes the g twenty wil