this will give the sheikh hasina her fourth consecutive term as prime minister, and herfifth overall. the election was boycotted by bangladesh s main opposition party, the bnp, which said the process wasa sham. our south asia correspondent samira hussain has been monitoring events for us in dhaka. the results of these elections come as no real surprise. prime minister sheikh hasina was all but guaranteed a win. but now there going to be some questions about whether the results actually reflect the will of the people. the country s main opposition party were boycotting the elections, saying that they didn t believe that the government could hold free and fair elections. they also encouraged their supporters not to go out and vote. then there was this general sense of apathy amongst voters because the main opposition party wasn t on the ballot. in terms of choices of who to vote for. you could either vote for the ruling party, or you could vote for an independent candidate, mos
this will give the sheikh hasina her fourth consecutive term as prime minister, and herfifth overall. the election was boycotted by bangladesh s main opposition party, the bnp, which said the process was a sham. for more analysis we will speak to the head of the thomas law school. what does this election actually mean 21 considering the controversy around? $5 a the controversy around? as a matter of the controversy around? as a matter of background, - the controversy around? sis . matter of background, since independence the conduct of free and fair elections in bangladesh has proven to be contentious issue. there has been a sense of great mistrust amongst major political parties in the country with respect to conducting free, fair and impartial general elections. and it is for this reason in 1996 the two major political parties of the countries including the ruling party and the bangladesh national party reached a consensus which led to the incorporation of the system of n
as leaders of nato countries prepare to meet at a summit in madrid on tuesday. now on bbc news, it s talking movies. hello from the washington heights neighbourhood in new york city. i m tom brook and welcome to talking movies. in today s programme, highlights from this month s tribeca festival. an opening night film goes behind the scenes with new york born megastarjennifer lopez. it wasn t about me. it was about, really, the moment, and how i could contribute to that. # hallelujah.# a documentary paying tribute to canadian singer/songwriter leonard cohen and his famous song, hallelujah. leonard is in my psyche. he s in my conscience. i m not sure you could really class it as a fantasy as such. it s a bit mundane for that. emma thompson impressing tribeca audiences by boldly portraying an older woman seeking sexual fulfilment. yes. the great thing about this film is that it s very honest about sex. also, a tribeca film in whichjohn lennon s one time personal assistant, may p
president vladimir putin, has accused nato of having imperial ambitions. and said its members had no interest in the well being of ukrainians. farmers across the uk are cutting back on food production, as they struggle with soaring costs, according to a study by the national farmers union. it found that a third of farmers say they re cutting back on crops, such as wheat, for food, because fertiliser has trebled in price. instead they are planning to grow wheat for animal feed because it needs less fertiliser. our business editor simonjack reports. if ukraine is the breadbasket of the world, lincolnshire is the breadbasket of britain. it produces one eighth of the uk s food, but there is a chill wind blowing through the farming industry. rising costs, labour shortages and pressure from supermarkets is causing a crisis of confidence. we ve got this massive shortage from ukraine and russia. andrew ward says a quadrupling of fertiliser prices mean his crop could be down this yea
the police have ruled out a stampede as the cause. there are suggestions that the revellers could have inhaled or ingested a toxic substance. shingai nyoka, bbc news. it is the eve of wimbledon 2022. the tournament begins tomorrow, featuring us open winner emma raducanu, former wimbledon champion sir andy murray and novak djokovic, all on centre court on the opening aftrnoon. our sports news correspondent laura scott reports. it s been a while, but wimbledon s back in full force, and so is the queue. awaiting them is an all star cast. serena williams hasn t played singles since this agonising exit last year. but hasn t given up on another trophy at a0. opening centre court in its 100th year is defending champion novak djokovic. but rafael nadal is eyeing his third slam of the year after three years away. i enjoy it, unforgettable moments here, so i don t know how many wimbledons remain for me, no? so if i have the chance to be here this year, i want to enjoy that opportunity.