welcome to the programme. i m yalda hakim. we start in bangladesh where thousands of refugees have seen their homes destroyed or damaged by a powerful cyclone. the weather system hit land on sunday, narrowly avoiding a direct hit on the world s largest refugee camp in cox s bazar. at least 29 people were killed in myanmar, which bore the brunt of the storm. in a moment we ll have an exclusive interview with bangladesh s prime minister sheikh hasina. they were forced to see out the storm in their flimsy shelters. agency say a nightmare situation was just averted a stop that serves as a reminder of the vulnerability of almosti million refugees. in reminder of the vulnerability of almosti million refugees. in a moment, we will have an exclusive interview with the prime minister, but earlier this month, the bbc was given special access to the camp. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan and her team report now on the story of anwar a five year old boy who has only kno
hello and welcome to the programme. in iran, a fire has broken out at the notorious evin prison in the capital tehran, where political prisoners including dozens of foreign nationals are being held. in videos posted on social media, gunshots and an alarm can also be heard. the state news agency has reported that a riot by inmates has been put down and the situation is back to normal. it comes as iran enters its fifth week of nationwide protests, sparked by the death in custody of a young woman detained for not correctly wearing the mandatory headscarf. the internet was shut down across much of the country on saturday, but videos have emerged showing protests in a dozen cities, including tehran. in the northwestern city of ardabitl, there have been reports of the security forces opening fire on demonstrators and protesters throwing rocks and chanting death to the dictator . and a couple minutes time, we will speak with the correspondent with more details about what we do and
across england and wales. the un secretary general is in lviv for talks with president zelensky and turkey s recep tayyip erdogan. a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of thomas o halloran on a mobility scooter in west london. and wonky vegetables could soon be on the menu as farmers warn the drought and hot weather have affected how their crops grow. i like a wonky carrot don t we all? also, i like fruit and veg that makes you smile. and often apples that are slightly misshapen, you know, if the plant has been under stress, sometimes they taste a bit better. hundreds of thousands of students across england, wales and northern ireland have been receiving their exam results today. a level, t level, and btec students have all been marked based on exams for the first time since two years of covid disruption. compared with 2019, when exams were last sat in person, there s been a i9% increase in students gaining a place at their
for the victims of the deadly mass shooting at robb elementary school. they also met with families as well as community and faith leaders. in the meantime the u.s. justice department announces it will conduct an independent review of the law enforcement response to the shooting. the d.o.j. says that review comes at the request of you alls mayor. jeff has the latest there. in this community, there very much in the beginning stages of grieving. they have come to terms with the unthinkable loss, that is a big reason why president joe biden first lady jill biden are here to comfort the city that just lost 19 kids into teachers. the president make his first stop at robb elementary school, that is the scene of the mass shooting, they were joined by a bipartisan group of politicians. that included texas governor greg abbott and uvalde s mayor. some protesters shouted at greg abbott to do something with legislation that might prevent a tragedy from occurring again. the motorcade ma