she's been an election observer in bangladesh in the past. she told me she was "absolutely not surprised" that there were claims of vote rigging. for the past year and a half or so, sheikh hasina has been doing everything he could to basically fix this electoral outcome. you know, elections are never rigged on the day of election. there's a lot of preparation that goes into effectively rigging elections as she's done, and so there's just, regrettably, nothing surprising about this at all. what makes you say that, that there's been so much preparation over a period of time? a number of things. she has been very draconian in putting into place new legislation, that essentially criminalised any sort of criticism of her government. over the last year and change, there have been a number ofjournalists and civil rights activists that have been detained, disappeared, we don't even know where they are in many instances. she's also used a really curious war on drugs. ya ba, which is this caffeine mixed with amphetamine coming out of myanmar, she's bee

to the civilian world of bangladesh? or would they -- >> no, we don't want them to do that, you know? because then there will be problems. >> they'll encourage other refugees to come? >> no, not only that -- yes, yeah, that is one factor. >> reporter: for bangladesh, the island, the camps, are all temporary solutions until the rohingya can go back to myanmar. but investigations reveal some of the rohingya villages the myanmar military torched have already been resettled with buddhist residents. making it almost certain that even if the rohingya wanted to go back, there would be no homes to return to. for now the rohingya remain in purgatory. you can see the little kids over there. they're trying to get back to a normal life, but the dream for all of them is to return to myanmar. they don't want to leave that country. the home that doesn't want them but is theirs all the same. >> our thanks to bob woodruff. >>> taking a turn to a much lighter topic, the holiday hallmarks creating christmas movie eggs. how's your cough? i'

the regime supporters of the breakdown the situation also coming up the security is rounding up in bangladesh ahead of sunday's general elections violence and intimidation mob the campaign will look at a decades old rival of rivalry that appears set to shape the outcome of the vote. and we have been told in china for a look at the muscle power behind the construction of a spectacular city made entirely out of ice. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program top government officials from russia and turkey have met to discuss their response to the u.s. military pullout in syria the talks also come off to turkey has threatened to lot lomu an operation against u.s. backed kurdish forces moscow an anchor and now say they'll coordinate ground operations in syria with a shared goal of eliminating terrorists that's despite the fact that they're backing opposing factions in syria's ongoing civil war. a warm reception for turkish officials in moscow but after the hugs and handshakes. the pressing business of shifting alliances in syria washington surprise military withdrawal has reshuffled the deck follo

bangladesh when they died in their 605. it bangladesh when they died in their 60s. it is good that we are trying to find this way of keeping our elderly healthy and that is really important and more research and studies are coming out saying what they need to do to look after themselves. right, 0k. maybe some bench presses between the three of us! you will be back at 1130. that's it for the papers this hour. the headlines are coming up. we have starry skies in many parts of the country, it will be a colder night than last night. a few showers coming off the irish sea and they will fade away, shower is going to the north—west, brushing northern ireland and into western scotland, bringing the risk of icy patches, because we have the frost already and that develops more widely, and even further south we might have a pinch of frost, colder than it was last night. lowest temperatures are likely to be in eastern scotland, -6, likely to be in eastern scotland, —6, and if you miss —— and a few mist patches. cloud amounts will increase, sunshine turning hazy and then

in the these cables are in great demand the national electricity grid in bangladesh doesn't extend to the island of bali on the bay of bengal. many vendors at the market here have solar panels. a company called sole sharing wants to network these individual units to create a local grid that will supply the entire market of the village of mother bazaar. we need to find out where dan's. home systems are installed and then only possible to make. a variance was neighboring suns so yes we need to looking for many of things and about a visibility of the technological set up then of course it would be ok for the business owners here a local many great would have a lot of advantages they'd be able to connect their solar units to the grid and sell any excess electricity or buy a lecture city from a neighbor. a company has developed an electricity meter that enables peer to peer electricity trading in a smart grid system. called a soul box it also helps local businessmen expand their operation. for example the local barber. on the line but i don't know now i can stay open when it gets dark. but

this is news live from berlin a decades long rivalry looks set to shape sunday's general election in bangladesh security is ramping up ahead of the vote after a campaign marked by violence and intimidation a look at the two women who have long held sway over bangladeshi politics also coming up syrian and turkish baths forces close in on the key kurdish held town in northern syria and damascus says the kurdish forces requested the regime supporters and will break down the situation. and egypt says its security forces have killed forty suspected terrorists in raids and one day after a deadly attack near the use of your. i'm calm assman welcome to the program. final campaigning has wrapped up now in bangladesh as the country prepares for elections on sunday one hundred four million voters and the predominantly muslim country are eligible to cast their ballots prime minister shaikh sina is think seeking her third consecutive term in office and fourth overall tensions are running high in the country the opposition says thousands of their supporters have been arrested by authorities and at least ten

many young voters and bangladesh will be school. toto walked out of them with those awful this time what does they say they do not get about the body that comes to body and they 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 fro

this is the news live from berlin bangladesh is stepping up security ahead of sunday's general election government orders to block the mobile internet are adding to concerns about whether the old will be free and fair to look at the two women were facing on that issue politics is also coming up syrian and turkish backed forces closing in on a kurdish held town in northern syria damascus says the kurdish forces requested the regimes of force will break down the situation with an expert on the region. and egypt says its security forces have killed forty suspected terrorists in raids one day after a deadly attack near the kids appear. on call naslund welcome 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 a is thinking seeking her third 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

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 is calling the election a farce. we call on the election commission to cancel and declare void this election which is a farcical election, and do so immediately. these are work

no she has clearly done very well economically bangladesh is one of the rising. emerging economic power knowledge of that growing middle class they kaname is doing well she's also been widely praised by the international community how she handled the wreckage of class crisis as one of the largest refugee influx in history and she has been dealing with that quite well she's also been praised for cracking down on militants the rise of militancy was there she's been cracking down on them since two thousand and fourteen. the business community has been very much. a lot of praise for creating that stability. doing well lots of businessmen supported her style of leadership but what she came under for criticism let's go right to the issue lot of extrajudicial killing and courts disappearing during the last five years at least up to two thousand and fourteen the opposition has been in dismal condition and the chair problem color that the i was a symbol of the going to the show nationalist party has been in jail corruption charges are sometimes who is the acting chairman

she has been an election observer in bangladesh in the past. surprised you buy these claims of widespread vote tampering? absolutely not surprised at all. for the past 1.5 years or so, sheikh hasina has been doing everything she could to basically fix this electoral outcome. you know, elections are never wreaked on the day of election. there's a lot of preparation that goes into effectively reading elections as she has done. —— elections are never rigged. what makes you say there has been so much preparation?‘ rigged. what makes you say there has been so much preparation? a number of things. she has been very draconian in putting into place new legislation that essentially criminalised any criticism of her government. over the last year, there have been a number of detained and disappeared journalists. she has also used a really curious war on drugs. there is a caffeine mix with amphetamine coming out of myanmar and she has been waging this war on this particular drug and curiously, it seems as if many of her political opponents turned ou

news live from berlin they are decades long rivalry looks set to shape sunday's general election in bangladesh and security is ramping up ahead of the boat after a campaign marred by violence and intimidation a look at the powerful women who have long held sway over bangladeshi colleagues also coming up egypt says its security forces have killed forty suspected terrorists in grades one day after a deadly attack here in the keys of the pyramids. and we head to northern china for a look at the muscle power behind the construction of a spectacular city made entirely out of vines. i'm calm assman welcome 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 is seeking her third term in office on her fourth overall tensions there 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 viol

-a a former prime minister and a leader of the main opposition of bangladesh nationalist party has been barred from running she's serving prison time for corruption a move the opposition says is politically motivated opinion polls put a scene up on course for a resoundingly win on sunday but the two women have been locked in a decades long fight for control of bangladesh. even if you can find a few posters of a kind it is hanging across dhaka she won't win this election against prime minister sheikh hasina zia the leader of the english conservative nationalist party or b.n.p. is in prison on corruption charges her supporters remain optimistic. this is so people sentiments is growing day by day in favor of the sentiment is clear. you will lose. and who support in favor of the fact that. during the campaign b.n.p. supporters were repeatedly violently mistreated thousands of them were arrested. by 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

bangladesh has the most private solar systems of anywhere in the world more than four million of them. are. the sole box is manufactured in bangladesh the startup isn't turning a profit yet but it's one of our major supporters including the asian development bank and germany's g.r.i.z. development agency the boss of aston co is german and a former investment banker. we haven't always been here we started out in stanford california and then moved to berlin but that wasn't the right fit so this is where we had our breakthrough which when you make something and then see it being used right away at the very same location and see what people are doing with it and but it works it's twice as nice because you can see what you've accomplished. a growth company has now based in dhaka he's learned how businesses operate in bangladesh and learned enough bengali to get by day to day. from our margins on the ground up. to. the problem is that people or companies that feed energy into bangladesh as national grid aren't paid for that surplus power. the government is also promoting the use of nuclear

this is the news live from berlin bangladesh steps up security and ahead of sunday's general election government orders to block a mobile internet are adding to concerns about whether the polls will 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 hu

as a crucial ally of the united states is said to abandon them also coming up campaigning closes in bangladesh ahead of the country's election on sunday prime ministership cutscene are expected to secure the ports jump but opponents say she's locked up good critics to win it. and indonesia's struggle to get back to duty life after last weekend's devastating tsunami we meet the fisherman whose boat has gone and so have the tourists who used to buy this couch. in a warm welcome to you i'm on the cima the syrian army says it's entered the kurdish held town of mam binge where turkey has threatened an offensive the flashpoint town in northern syria has been under kurdish control since they captured it from the support islamic state in two thousand and sixteen when turkish back to syrian rebel forces started massing them on ridge earlier this week the kurdish militia of their own large damascus to intervene turkey views the wife b.g. as terrorists and has threatened to attack the town. i spoke to our correspondent in beirut earlier and asked her for more on the syrian army's presence in mom bitch we

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's unprecedented. unprecedented. these are workers from prime minister sheikh hasina's awami league, standing outside a polling booth, and this is something we have seen across the city of dhaka today. behind me, all the p

this is a news live from berlin allegations of vote rigging in bangladesh's general election both already say they're investigating complaints from across the country by elements also model voting in some places the results are expected to show another when the prime minister shake hands enough also coming up after a senegalese player was subjected to racist abuse at a recent match support of the italian club take a stand against discrimination in football. and a glimmer of hope for the mountain gorillas of rwanda a species that's no longer critically endangered we look back on one of our favorite stories of the twenty eighteen. i knew it was mackinnon thanks so much for your company. bangladesh's election commission says it is investigating nationwide allegations of vote rigging in the country's parliament tree poll ballot the now being counted after a vote that was mobbed by deadly violence despite a heavy security presence first projections are due in the coming hours but the outcome is largely seen as a foregone conclusion prime minister shake has seen or is expected to be returned to

well we believe amnesty international is or they should be part of the same priority what bangladesh has seen is that when it has shown a commitment to human rights to the commitment to the rights of the range of refugees it has one blow bought a claim it has been applauded by the world's leading bodies it has stood out on the un stage it has won plaudits from. the oh i see the european union and even its own people what it means that what this government needs to understand is that when it shows us commitments to human rights in other areas even when it comes to freedom of expression when it comes to freedom of association when it comes to freedom of peaceful assembly that is when bangor there schwall improve its own standing on the world stage this government has made a lot about is development agenda because many people in bangladesh themselves are said del development cannot be limited to economic growth and the figures you show that human rights are a part of the vela but rule of law is a part of development these things matter too if bugger this wants to be treated seriously an

in the these cables are in great demand the national electricity grid in bangladesh doesn't extend to the island of rang up ali on the bay of bengal. many vendors at the market here have solar panels. a company called sole sharing wants to network these individual units to create a local grid that will supply the entire market of the village of mother bazaar. we need to find out where the advanced. systems are installed and then only possible to make. the neighboring songs neighboring songs so yes we need to look into many of things and about the visibility of the technological set up then of course it would be ok for the business owners here a local many great would have a lot of advantages they'd be able to connect their solar units to the grid and sell any excess electricity or buy a lecture city from a neighbor. a company has developed an electricity meter that enables peer to peer electricity trading in a smart grid system. called a soul box it also helps local businessmen expand their operation. for example the local barber. mine but i know now i can stay open when it gets dark.

more than seven hundred thousand ready just fled a violent crackdown in myanmar into bangladesh in two thousand and seventeen. the world bank has also praised bangladesh fruits strong economic growth of over six percent in recent years. most of these campaign ban is a for the ruling party an indication of media control very few opposition posters a scene on the streets. that there are some incidents isolated incidents i have no doubt it has happened in the past it is happening now but we accept it without. corroboration are very thick and i would suggest. you might of the. back of the restaurant one hundred says he will vote for an opposition candidate in the election whatever the outcome it is violence jewellery and after the vote that many people like him feel the most. 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 tha

why schoolchildren in the truck are learning about green practices and how off the grid citizens in bangladesh are interesting story. but first let's look at an issue that all men's with more and more urbanized nation mumbai has a wide variety of why life and within city limits boyd largely to the existence of a national park are right at its heart many times they wandered into residential areas and what follows is field and panic at both ends but a police officer in the city is working overtime to find the media knows his story . of. the. mumbai is a rapidly growing metropolis home to nearly twenty million people. it is also one of the few cities in the world with a variety of wildlife within its boundaries. but conflict between humans and animals only increasing. morley that jogger has made it his mission to me to keep this conflict he's the one people call when anyone finds a snake in a densely populated area. he has a special understanding of these reptiles and seems almost fearless. capital of course we're scared of them but in reality they're ten times more scared of us because we are en

so that will be a big test for bangladesh, for sure. the opposition parties are appealing to the electoral commission. what do we know about that body and its ability to handle this? well, there's a lot of fears that the election commission is essentially with... connected to or leaning towards the views of the ruling party, and that it would not necessarily be very helpful. but i think that, for the sake of democracy, one would assume that it would at least seriously consider any complaints or concerns that the opposition takes forward to it. but then again, the election commission has declared the awami league, the ruling party, the winner. so i think it will be very difficult for the opposition to go that route. i really fear that the political opposition doesn't really have any options to contest this election on these results as they have been announced. —— and these results. the uk finance minister, philip hammond, has been accused by cabinet colleagues of failing to provide the money needed to prepare britain for a no—deal

security is tight in bangladesh ahead of sunday's general elections violence and intimidation mob the campaign our correspondent reports on voices hopes and fears as the country decides its future. plans with tens of thousands made homeless by indonesia's tsunami disaster means one volunteer doing her part to help those in the. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program top government officials from russia and turkey have met to discuss their response to the u.s. military pullout in syria the talks also commas turkey has entered to threaten to launch an operation against us back forces in the city of man bitch the red areas to the east of man bitch controlled by the turkish forces which turkey say use as a terrorist organization and has vowed to eliminate moscow and chris say they'll coordinate ground operations in syria despite the fact that they're backing opposing factions in syria's ongoing civil war. was a warm reception for turkish officials in moscow but after the hugs and handshakes . the pressing business of shifting alliances in syria washington's surprise military withdrawal

and now it's to bangladesh and the other election we're following the party of bangladesh a prime minister's shake his cena has officially been declared the winner of parliamentary elections but the opposition is calling foul dozens of opposition candidates pulled out of their races amid allegations of vote tampering and intimidation and the leader of the opposition alliance has rejected the result violence has also ma the voting. to big day is over after a ballot dogged by allegations of vote rigging and intimidation. the leader of the opposition alliance come out hussein has already called the election farcical. though did none of the things you did. not need a new pill did that this better do good did you not part of the new british government. for the supposed to do good there yes but. there were reports of voters having to cast their ballot openly in front of ruling party officials but the head of the election commission dismissed those as stray incidents the governing awami league was the clear favorite to win after collated c.-a the leader of the main opposition party the nationalist

bangladesh's prime minister shake a seat has been declared the winner of yesterday's national elections the electoral commission says alliance won two hundred eighty eight of three hundred parliamentary seats but i think she has been overshadowed by allegations of vote rigging from opposition members who are demanding fresh elections. to some she's a humanitarian to others she's an autocrat shaikh hasina daughter of the founder of bangladesh now set to serve a third straight term in office has seen is credited with boosting the economy and giving refugee shelter to her supporters her victory represents both hope and security. of the put us on this i expect the new government to keep their promise of creating more jobs for young people and also to increase the age for working in the government sector. hopefully they will continue with the progress they've already made. we feel safe under this prime minister and we believe we will be safe under her in the future. we have many hopes and wishes and shake us ina is the daughter of. but sunday's vote was plagued by allegations of vote rigging

and bangladesh stepped up security ahead of sunday's general election we'll look at the two main candidates in buying some lead the country's one hundred sixty million people. a minute trips mckinnon thanks so much for joining me. turkey appears to be amassing more troops in preparation for a possible strike on syrian kurds turkish television station i h a has broadcast images of what it says is a large convoy of turkish military vehicles heading to the border with syria and curfews the kurdish militia in northern syria as terrorists and has announced a military offensive against them kurdish forces have been left vulnerable since the shock announcement that their ally the united states will withdraw all its troops from syria because of now and sit in alliance with the city with syrian government forces who claim they have entered the flashpoint town of man bitch. and for the latest from syria let's cross now to news and shall vora who joins me from beirut high and child a syria says it has and said man bridge but there are conflicting reports about the troops location and whether they even

this is news live from berlin allegations of vote rigging in bangladesh's general election both already say they're investigating complaints from across the country violence is also involved voting in some places the results are expected to show another when the prime minister sheikh hasina. also coming up with germany set to take a seat on the u.n. security council in twenty nineteen we look at what it means of the land and what's on the agenda but. what. i'm grasping for democracy in thailand we look back on one of our favorite stories of twenty eight seen. by many cubans mackinnon thank you so much for joining me. bangladesh's the election commission says it is investigating nationwide allegations of vote rigging in the country's parliament tree poll ballots on now being counted off for a vote that was maad by deadly violence despite a heavy security presence first projections are jus in the coming hours but the outcome is largely seen as a foregone conclusion prime minister sheikh hasina is expected to be returned to power. it's an election that's been tainted by violence and vote r

this is the news live from berlin dozens of opposition candidates all out of the general election and bangladesh after allegations of vote rigging authorities say they're investigating complaints nationwide violence has also marred the vote despite a heavy security presence results are expected to show another win for prime minister shake. also coming up voting is underway in the democratic republic of congo with reports of long lines and delays as the country chooses a new president for the first time in nearly two decades. and we take a look back at a dreadful dear for germany's football team a shock early world cup exit the loop clinging to his job will twenty nineteen bring good news for the team. i'm calling last month thanks for joining us polls are now closed in bangladesh in the country's parliamentary election but authorities say they're investigating nationwide allegations of vote rigging and as a result several opposition candidates say they're pulling out of the vote it was also marred by deadly violence despite a heavy security presence we're expecting first projections soon but the

ability bangladesh's of prime minister sheikh hasina rejects calls for a new vote third consecutive election victory has been marred by deadly violence. and tensions are running high in congo voters obese votes are being counted in sunday's landmark presidential poll and made widespread allegations of voting irregularities. you're. playing. time at home free glad you could join me. revelers around the walls are ringing in the mid eighty's lasers and far less. odd locations across you brian. and while new zealand australia and australia and most of asia already a few hours into twenty nineteen are still many more parties to come and we will be bringing you the biggest celebrations trauma across the globe as the world says goodbye to twenty eighteen and hello twenty ninety well germany will be ringing in the new year in just under three hours time and here in berlin a big new year's eve party is getting underway with hundreds of thousands of people expected to attend is a huge challenge for the authorities. the warm up packs are already getting the credit into the mood on a relatively

bangladesh has been very gracious in accepting such a large inflow of refugees but the difficulty of course now is that they'll be doubly political pressure within bangladesh to be questions about how much money has been spent on refute genes that are not and not bangladeshi nationals the these are these are people who belong to me and they make they should be myanmar citizens and they'll be questions about how much money bangladesh she's spending on people who are not from the country one of the big concerns was talk of relocating around one hundred thousand refuse g.'s to a to a sand island off the coast of bangladesh now that decision was about postponed and many believe it was postponed until after the election because it would be very unpopular with humanitarian groups and it would be it would be very unpopular with rigging to refute g.'s mr lee thank you very much may now be back on the table and thank you very much for your insights into this that is right in the live in london . now beyond this is one of the highest trending stories for us and we have a special page on our we

in bangladesh's capital and sent us this report. heavy security on the streets of dhaka ahead of sunday's palace officials say they've deployed to six hundred peasant police soldiers and other forces throughout bangladesh but five years we spoke to in the capital were hopeful the poll would pass off without any major hitches. and you know very excited my friends and i are first time voters. expect a fair and free election to should i expect that everyone is able to vote freely and will cast their vote peacefully but it i mean. the run up to the palace has been marred by deadly violence between supporters of the governing awami league and the opposition now on the eve of the election the telecoms regulator has ordered the shut down of high speed mobile internet it says it wants to prevent the spread of rumors and propaganda which could lead to more violence. i'm sure at one of the six thousand polling centers in dakar and there are at least forty thousand polling centers all over the country now let me take you through some numbers t

this is d w news live from berlin the reports of violence in bangladesh as photos of going to the polls some one hundred million people were eligible to cost ballots with tight security in place across the country prime minister sheikh hasina is expected to win another amid accusations that how government is trying to stifle the opposition. voting is also under way in the democratic republic of congo the country's choosing a success that a long time strongman leader joseph kabila often years of delay opposition policies are already calling the poll on. and off for a senegalese player was subjected to racist abuse at a recent match supporters of italian club not take a stand against discrimination in football. i mean you could just mackinnon thanks so much for joining me third. polls have just closed in bangladesh as parliamentary elections where prime minister shaikh hasina is expected to win a comfortable victory she has been praised for taking in hundreds of thousands of her head injury refugees fleeing neighboring me and ma the critics accuse her of attempting to solidify her power b

well what has happened bangladesh the g.d.p. growth has been a really impressive i mean anyone did it meet that but what we have i mean it's only the top five percent of the population that that they became breacher but the rest of the ninety five percent the there where they have actually become poorer so it's a very on equal group and that is why there is widespread discontent and also people are not necessarily you know it's a false choice that you have to have economic growth on the one hand or you can choose rights and liberties in bangladesh we have a situation where it journalists can be it darted from his home just just for talking to others era which has happened very recently we journalists read a lot. of this is this is a false choice and people are not even you know allowed to choose how important is it for the prime minister to have the international community recognizing this as a credible result. well it's very interesting initiate a scene according to an interview our son gave to the reuters news agency she likes

now on to the other election we're following bangladesh national t.v. has declared prime minister shaikh has a nice has seen his excuse me a link winner of parliamentary elections but the opposition is calling foul thousands of opposition candidates pulled out of their races amid allegations of vote tampering and intimidation and the leader of the opposition alliance has rejected the results violence has also meant the voting. it's an election that's been tainted by violence and vote rigging allegations the head of the poll authorities limited internet access claiming online rumors could spread on state sales or restricted the use of motor vehicles as a security precaution. about one hundred four million people were eligible to cast a ballot but the process didn't go smoothly for everyone. to vote they told me to send a text message to get my serial number. i did it four times but i didn't get a response. but now i'm confused river i can vote or not. and we came with a lot of hope but now i'm very disappointed i know that it could have been iran like th

violence and claims of vote—rigging, as the polls close in bangladesh's general election. the opposition calls it a farce and demands a new vote. the parents of a british man murdered by his chinese wife win custody of their six—year—old granddaughter, but have been forced to leave their grandson behind. and in half an hour, and in halfan hour, i and in half an hour, i will be looking back on a momentous year for the royal family, including a memorable royal wedding. that is review 2018, the royal year, with me. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the department for transport has defended its decision to award a contract for nearly £14 million to a shipping company with no trading record as part of its preparations for a possible no—deal brexit. seaborne freight has been contracted to provide ferry services carrying goods vehicles from ramsgate to 0stend. a bbc investigation has established that the company has never run a ferry service and has no significant assets. our business correspondent joe miller reports. these are the large ferries that will carry thousan

of bangladesh this founder who led the country to its independence from pakistan she was elected to the leadership of the ruling awami league in one thousand nine hundred one and began her first and as prime minister in one nine hundred ninety six she is now the country's longest serving and two thousand and seven his senior was jailed on charges of corruption alleged to have taken place while she was in office she returned to power in two thousand and nine and is that credited with overseeing ten years of economic growth but criticized for cracking down on the opposition she's also been praised for welcoming revenger refugees fleeing a military crackdown in me and maher. let's bring in the panel now joining us from london seoul tom a mood sharif president of the awami league in the u.k. and. a professor of international relations at john kerry and our university and also in london a hog associate fellow of the asia pacific program at chatham house appreciate all of you for joining me right now so what i want to start with you is the atmosphere right for a free and fair election as

we were in a bad dream night man i could not think it was bangladesh after forty seven you and i would have you given your the bus and. despite heavy security the deadly clashes that marred the campaign continued on election day. it's been nearly fifty years since bangladesh gained independence but the country still isn't free from political turmoil. our correspondent michelle just wall is standing by for us she's at the election media center in the capital dhaka so these early projections they suggest a landslide victory for prime minister hussien a why then is the opposition alliance calling for a new election. well the projections have definitely in the ruling party's favor about one twenty seven leaves out of three hundred already in and about over one hundred ten of them are in favor of the ruling party alliance so of course the ruling party and its only w thing said that it is to be expected that the opposition would question and result that does not favor it and would accept a result that favors it for the ruling body explanation for the opposition's questions are very simple th

forces requested the regime support to break down the situation and also coming up security is tight in bangladesh ahead of sunday's general elections violence and intimidation mob the campaign our correspondent reports on voters' hopes and fears as the country decides its future. and we head to china for a look at the muscle power behind the construction of a spectacular city made entirely out of ice. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program top government officials from russia and turkey have met to discuss their response to the u.s. military pullout in syria the talks also come as turkey has threatened to launch an operation against u.s. backed kurdish forces in the city of mandate the red areas to the east of man be controlled by the kurdish forces which turkey sais as a terrorist organization and has vowed to eliminate moscow and i'm curious say they'll coordinate ground operations in syria despite the fact that they have backing opposite opposing factions in syria's ongoing civil war. a warm reception for turkish officials in moscow but after the hugs and handshakes . the pressing business o

and facing is also on the way in bangladesh with security forces on the high as prime minister shaikh has seen as expected to win another amid accusations that the government is trying to stifle opposition. plus offer a senegalese player was subjected to serve racist abuse at a recent supporters of italian club not believe take a stand against discrimination in something. in a minute she has mackinnon thanks so much for joining me after more than two years of delay presidential polls have finally opened in the democratic republic of congo voters will decide on a successor to joseph kabila who is stepping down off to an eighteen year reign he is facing a strong challenge from os in spite of a former director manager exxon mobil recent polls put faiumu in the lead at international observers have echoed the concerns of congress opposition policies that the election is not free and said the government decided not to open. polling stations in the opposition strongholds of beni and the tempo cited militia violence and outbreaks of. decision lead to unrest the demonstrators accusing austerit

bangladesh's prime minister has won a third consecutive term in office local reports seen as awami the boss he won at least two hundred eighty three of the three hundred seats for shooting took place but the opposition has rejected the results and called for a new vote. counting is underway in some parts of the d.r. see the democratic republic of congo after a presidential election people are still casting their ballots in polling stations where the voting began late the opposition has raised concerns over irregularities . in yemen who the rebels say they fired four missiles into saudi arabia they say they targeted saudi forces near the city of in a separate development two saudi soldiers were killed while fighting with who thiis near the yemen border according to saudi media the u.n. team monitoring the truce in yemen says is disappointed a humanitarian corridor between the port city of who data and the rebel held capital sana'a has not yet opened this was among many agreements reached the talks in sweden earlier this month as part of the deal with the rebels have handed over control

our top stories: voters go to the polls in bangladesh, following an election campaign plagued by violence and complaints of intimidation. france's so—called ‘gilets jaunes' movement brings protesters onto the streets. for a seventh weekend. organisers blame the festive season for a slight drop in numbers. with more than 200 people arriving in the past two months, the uk government defends it's handling of the increase in migrants crossing the channel. after the christmas chaos at gatwick, local police say some of the drones seen over the british airport may have belonged to their own force. the actress damejune whitfield has died at the age of 93. she was best known for her roles in the british sitcoms terry and june and absolutely fabulous. hello, and welcome to bbc news. voting has begun in the general election in bangladesh, where the prime minister, sheikh hasina, is seeking a third successive term. heavy security is in place after an election campaign marred by opposition complaints of intimidation and violence. more than a hundred million bangladeshis are eligible to vote. live

in bangladesh prime ministers shake has seen the winds a record good on say could have turned by a landslide but her rivals say her victory was a full. glass as we get comes to an end we take a look back at the stories of two thousand and eighteen covered by our correspondents around the globe. i'm christine one girl welcome to the program. it's already too many nineteen for people in the pacific nation of samoa and elsewhere in the world the countdown to the new year is running just five hours to go in japan with buddhist temples and shinto shrine like this one are gearing up to receive millions of visitors and final preparations are under way in new york where the famous crystal ball is set to drop in nineteen hours we'll be bringing you new year's updates from around the globe as people say goodbye to the eighteen and hello to twenty one thousand. to west africa now and a tense wait for people in the democratic republic of congo as votes are counted following sunday's presidential election millions cost their ballots in the land while bush which could save the first peaceful transfer of p

in bangladesh t.v. has declared shake has seen his ruling awami league of the winner of parliamentary elections but the opposition says it will reject the outcome amid allegations of voter intimidation and tampering. don't forget you can always get to the news on the go just download our app from google play it all from the apple store that'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you can also use the data to send us your photos and videos. your watching state of the news from the end. all coming at the top of the hour. we speak different languages we fight for different things that's fine but we also make up for freedom freedom of speech and freedom of press. giving freedom for global news that matters w made for minds. everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression. the right includes freedom to hold a pin.

security is tight in bangladesh ahead of sunday's general election run ins and intimidation mob the campaigning our correspondent reports on voters' hopes and fears as the country decides its future . and after a senegalese player was subjected to racist abuse at a recent match some holders of italian club not only take a stand against discrimination in football. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program top government officials from russia and turkey have met to discuss their response to the u.s. military pullout in syria the talks also commas turkey has threatened to launch an operation against u.s. backed kodesh forces in the city of man bitch the red areas to the east of man bitch a controlled by the code is forces which turkey sees as a terrorist organization and has vowed to eliminate. mosco and chris say they'll coordinate ground operations in syria despite the fact that they're backing opposing factions in the country's ongoing civil war. a warm reception for turkish officials in moscow but after the hugs and handshakes the pressing business of shifting alliances in syria washington surp