a hundred and fifty two of the parliamentary seats declared so far, a simple majority. 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 coul
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
city subway. witnesses say the man was threatening fellow passengers. donors raised $2 million to defend daniel penny charged with manslaughter putting neely in a fatal choke hold. i m dana perino. bill: laura stack was a very impressive woman. our best to her and her cause. i m bill hemmer. good morning. 41,000 people from all walks of life contributing to daniel penny s legal defense fund donors praising him as a hero and denouncing alvin] for bringing the charges against the decorated marine who stepped in to protect others. penny s lawyer thanking the public for their generosity and defending penny s action. he didn t go to the subway seeking to harm anyway or attack anyone. he was putting himself in harm s way for the benefit of others. dana: laura engel is live in the newsroom today. hi, laura. supporters of daniel penny showed up over the weekend helping to raise $2 million for his defense fund. it happened in the last few minutes. as the 24-year-old continues
For restraint after what is believed to have been an Israeli Attack on iran overnight. According to us officials, israel was responsible for air strikes here, near the city of isfahan, which is at the centre of Irans Nuclear programme. It appears to be the latest in the tit for tat exchange between the two arch enemies. For days, israel has been threatening to retaliate after it was targeted last weekend by 300 iranian missiles and drones. 0ur middle east correspondent Yolande Knell reports. Lighting up the night sky over isfahan. This appears to have been israels answer to irans unprecedented Missile Attack last week. Triggering iranian defences. Not long afterwards, this Amateur Video was put out from a nearby nuclear site. A man showing his watch as he indicates its safe and secure. Irans state tv quoted military officials downplaying the strike, saying there were only aerial interceptions. Triggered by the presence of three small drones that were present in that area. Other than th