Keep trust in the army and the armed forces. Iam keep trust in the army and the armed forces. I am taking all the responsibilities and vowing to protect peoples lives in properties. Should not lose hope. Sheikh hasina fled the country by helicopter On Monday after weeks of deadly protests and calls for her to quit. Once she did, celebrations broke out on the streets. Its thought shes now in india. Hours after her resignation, the president ordered the release of students detained during the protests and called for the release of ms hasinaS Political rival, former Prime Minister khaleda zia, whod been injail. Sheikh hasina had been in office for 15 years, part of a political dynasty in bangladesh, the daughter of the countrys first president , sheikh mujibur rahman, who was assassinated. She was re elected for a fourth term earlier this year in a vote considered a sham after the opposition boycotted the poll. As news of her departure filtered through, thousands of protesters stormed her
But we start with David Spunt on the story on afghanistan. Reporter thousAnds want to get out of afghanistan not only from kabul but this comes as the mixed messages seem to thrive. One day it seems okay to go to the airport. Then people are told not to go to the airport. The united Kingdom Defense forces reported seven people killed outside of a Kabul Airport. We hear those are afghan civilians. Families are desperate to leave. The Kabul Airport officials are reporting that the american officials are not even to get to the airport. We know small number that we know of. We know of sporadic cases where they are not being allowed. Harrassment is going on And some physical violence has occurred. Reporter add that to the New Threat of Isis Branch in afghanistan. Afghanistan known to house Al Qaeda. Isis a rival Terror Organization has a footprint in the country. There are reports this morning that the biden administration is weighing airstrikes on some of our equipment that the taliban sei
For changes in Extreme Weather but there is no going back. Scientists are describing it as a Wake Up Call for World Leaders, wholl be heading to a Key Climate Summit In Glasgow in november. Also in the programme, well be looking at wildfires in greece. Firefighters have been brought in across europe to put out the blazes on evia island, amid apocolyptic scenes. And well bring you the incredible story of a tiny baby, who weighed the same as an apple when she was born. Well shes finally home after 13 months in hospital. Human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented and sometimes irreversible ways, according to a Landmark United Nations report on Climate Change which was released today. The Ipcc Report is the most up to Date Assessment of how global warming will change the world in the coming decades. The head of the un, antonio guterres, says the report should act as a Code Red for humanity. So lets look at some of the reports key points his graph shows the world has been gett
Problems to emerge since brexit its impact on Northern Ireland. Its over three months since britain left the eus single market. In an effort to honour the good Friday Peace accord, and keep an open Land Border between Northern Ireland and the republic of ireland, britain agreed to the Northern Ireland protocol. This effectively moved the relevant Customs Checks to the irish sea. However this has led to trade friction. Logistics uk, which represents the freight industry, calculates that since january around half of its members sending goods from great britain to Northern Ireland have had their exports delayed or cancelled due to the new border changes. Joining me now is roger pollen, head of fsb Northern Ireland how has this affected your members how bad is the situation . Weve just mentioned that one statistic from logistics uk. There is all sorted evidence to show how hard this transition has been. Show how hard this transition has been has been. Thats right, there is a lot of has bee
Melanie Oliveiro speaks with Kah Kuang Ong and Ai Lin Pang about the heart of the Indo-Chinese peninsula – Laos – where one can find over a hundred waterfalls and escape the tropical heat.