. >> to b bangladesh. arrest warrants are issued. khalid azea who served as prime minister twice, is accused of be starting violence when she asked her supporters to enforce a blockade which ended with one person dead and 30 others injured. defense lawyers say the case is politically motivated. >>> now tribal leaders from the iraqi city of fallujah saying its people are being systematically starved. believed up to 60,000 civilians are stuck inside, jerald tan has the story. >> fallujah, a broken city. caught between i.s.i.l. fighters and osiege with government, residents here are being pushed to the edge. >> translator: families are dying from hunger. people are wandering aimlessly in the street out of hunger. please help us. we are quarantined. >> the ones inside won't help and the ones outside won't answer. we don't represent i.s.i.l. or any other side. we are just ordinary citizens. >> reporter: iraq's army supported by shia groups and u.s. led coalition air strikes has been besieging fallujah since late last year. the goal to bre

. >> protestors in bangladesh continue their long march to save an environmentally sensitive area. >>> welcome back. our top stories, u.s. secretary of state john kerry has accused the syrian government of trying to disrupt upcoming talks in geneva. the delegation arrived there but insists it will not talk about the future of president bashar al assad. >>> angela merkel's refugee policy faces its first big test as new arrivals drop due to tighter controls in the ball captains. voters are enacting new regional parliament. the influx of more than a million refugees was a key issue ahead of the elections. >> in the u.s., presidential hopeful donald trump has had his rally interrupted in ohio a day after he was forced to cancel an event in chicago. president barack obama is calling on presidential hopefuls to unite americans, not cause divisions. >> let's take you back to our top story now and five years of war in syria has left the country in ruins. a truce is in place as airstrikes and fighting continue. thousands of syrians are starving. the u.n. estimates 250,000 have killed since the

bangladesh is our mother. we do not want this type of plant which will destroy or mother nature. >> reporter: they have been able to postpone the construction of the plant. they will have to find another way of bringing power to its people while protecting its natural beauty >>> in senegal it is the first day for the reforms. proposed changes include a shortening the presidential term from seven years to five. since the 1950s more than 140 offshore wells have been drilled off the coast of senegal with little to show for it. recent oil and gas discoveries have people there excited. there is still a few more years to go before any of the oil is extracted, the government is cutting the price of petrol. >> reporter: this man is a peanut farmer who prides himself on being tlifty. every week he drives to the outskirts in his car searching for the cheapest petrol. he never fills the tempering completely but buys what he needs. the government says with global pricing falling and the recent offshore oil and gas discove

. >> sitting on a delta, bangladesh is chris crossed by 700 rivers. many waterways are polluted by toxic waste. we have a report where a water borne way of life is under threat. >> he has made a living building boats since he was 16. it used to be a lucrative profession, testifying $200 a vessel. these days, demand that sunk to two or three a month, compared to 12 or 13 when he started. >> you just can't use the rivers anymore. before, boats used to take rice and vegetables and other goods to the cities. now you can't do that so much. >> rivers have been drying up fast in bangladesh. the river systems have shrunk because of the lack of dredging. a bigger problem is encroachment by land grabbers and the large scale dumping of toxic waste. sometimes the twin threats are combined. here a patch of the river is reclaimed by filling it with garbage. >> waterways like these used to be the primary form of transportation for people in bangladesh. aside from high profile restoration sites meant to draw tourists, most of these routes are gone. >> this is a probl

these use to be the primary forms of transportation in rural and urban bangladesh. most of these routes are now gone. this is a problem for much of the population who still depend on the waterways. he operates a river taxi service for passengers who have little access to roads. waiting for the boat can take longer than the ride for their designation. >> translation: it's very hard to get around these days. i've been waiting for hours. i could have managed to get a lot of things done by now, but what can i do. there aren't many rides any more. >> reporter: the government says it is trying to revive the water ways, but it is constrained by lack of resources. >> translation: we have a big budget set aside for the rivers, but you can't dredgement rivers with cash. you-- the rivers with cash. >> reporter: meanwhile he takes on different types of jobs, doing what he can to get by. the lack of action in saving the rivers is letting down not just people like him but also those who still rely on the services he provides >>> a reminder that there's plenty more news and analys

bangladesh made 180 for two with 20 overs. if oman manages to win, it's the furthest they've ever been in an international cricket tournament. >>> sleepness nights are a big part of being a parent but doesn't seem to be affecting andy murray. he battled back from 3-1 down in the opening set. it's his first tour match since the birth of his daughter last month. >> it wasn't such good news for australian open champion kerber, crashing out in her second round match. the czech beat her 7-5, 7-5. >>> the golden state warriors extend their record streak with a win over the phoenix suns saturday. seth curry scored 35 points. in toronto, the raptors domination of the heat continues, miami pushed the game into overtime. luol deng tying it at 97 on a three-pointer with 3.1 seconds left in regulation. raptors pulled away in overtime to 112-104. >>> in the if he would spar champion, the six time p.g.a. winner for a second day in the third round. he's eight under overall. word number one jordan speith continues to move up the leader board

said we got these instructions from the bangladesh central bank. we follow the protocols and we did what we needed to do. the thing we need to do is one of the thanks and what the transactions noticed a spelling error. stopped moreat money coming out. the people i've been speaking to around asia are like saying if the bangladesh central-bank had the right protocols in place, it probably would have been able to notice there was suspicious activity going on. >> is there risk then of a similar attack? >> absolutely. have similarou copycat attacks and the geographical risk really is in bangladesh. the bangladesh central-bank is a regulator and if it has been attacked, those banks that regulate will not be that protected either. you see there are countries like japan, south korea, singapore that have been very careful about their cyber awareness, putting in legislation and acting on legislation. a lot of them need to step up their game. >> thank you. coming up, two great expectations. it's unrealistic to think oil producers will voluntarily cut out. whe

. >> i'm in qatar where the supreme court is set to hear a petition to remove islam as bangladesh's state religion. gion. gas at us. >> emmy award-winning, investigative series. >>> a quick run through the top stories, at least 65 died when a bomb went off in a pakistani city of lahore. police say it was a suicide bomber who attacked a public park. and many of the dead are children. >> influential shia cleric muck tata al-sadr went into the -- muqtada al-sadr went into the heavily fort gied green gown -- fortified green zone. riot police broke up a protest by nationalist football fans. they were marching towards a village im for the victims of -- vigil for the victims of tuesday's attack. anger appears to mount among the refugees stuck in greece, particularly over the deteriorating conditions of a makeshift tent city. most sold their belongings and spent savings to get to the greek-macedonia boarder, only to be told they can go no quurt. further. hoda abdel-hamid has their story. >> they make their way to greece's boarder to macedonia. they had been told the migrant trail reopened. the re

both bangladesh and ethiopia are sizeable countries with over 100 million people. if their development continues, they could be an example for others to follow. narrator: and now to our "global ideas" series. this time we go to cambodia where the last of the sarus cranes inhabit the lower mekong basin. it's an area that's heavily farmed. our reporter, christian jaburg, took a look at what local farmers are doing differently to improve their own lives and that of the cranes. christian: a pair of sarus cranes with their young one. the juvenile will stay with its parents for a whole year. until the next chick comes. the parents mate for life. it's the dry season in cambodia. there's been no rain for a long time. but here there are still large wetland areas, the cranes' natural habitat. they share the area with dozens of other species, including wild ducks who often take to the air in huge flocks when startled. this is a protected area, one of the last places of refuge for the birds. chum kea has been a ranger for nearly 10 years. he tries to avoid coming out here wher

bangladesh is defined by its rivers and there's about 700 of them. huge areas of water wayss have been wiped out by illegal land reclamation and the dumping of toxic waste. >> reporter: this man has been making a living by building boats since he was 16. it used to be a lucrative profession fetching him about $200 per vessel. these days demand for new boats have sunk to two or three to month, compared to 12 or 13 when he started. >> translation: you just can't use the rivers any more. before boats used to take rise, vegetables and other goods into the cities. now you can't do that so much. >> reporter: rivers have been drying up fast in bangladesh. the systems of dried up because of dredging. here a patch of the river is reclaimed by filling it with garbage >> reporter: water ways like these used to be the primary form of trance fortation for many people in rural and urban bangladesh. now aside from sigh some-profile sites, most of these routes are gone. >> reporter: this is the problem for much of the population who still sdpend on the water ways. h

we report on a challenge toise lame as bangladesh-- islam as banglade bangladesh. welcome to the program. i.s.i.l. has attacked an iraqi air base killing 18 soldiers. ten suicide bombers stormed the air base in anbar province which is home to hubs of military trainers. it comes a day after an i.s.i.l. suicide bombing at eye football stadium south of baghdad that killed more than 40 people. meanwhile in northern iraq turkey has launched air strikes on i.s.i.l. positions and this was the killing of a turkish soldier. >> translation: after liaising with the chief of staff, all the bases that caused the killing of the lieutenant were destroyed. as part of our engagement rules as long as the elements posing a threat for turkey on that line remain there, turkey's military presence in that area will continue and we will continue to maintain our presee that will respond to possible threats against our borders, even further south >>> our correspondent has more on the air base attack from baghdad. >> reporter: around eight to ten fighters from i.s.i.l. succeeded in entering

hundreds of bangladesh are angry about plans to build a new power plant. we meet the afghan teenagers whose dreams of a better life in europe have turned into a nightmare. starting with yemen where government forces say they seized parts of the rebel-held city of taiz. the city has been surrounded by houthi rebels for near only a year. forces backed by-- fighting continues in eastern areas >>> cheering crowds welcomed the news that forces support the president and to control western and southern parts of yemen's third largest city. >> they are in shock in yemen, the houthis. this was not expected. for 24 hours yesterday they were in control many parts where they were defeated in the strategic areas of taiz. >> reporter: proceed party forces back bid the saudi arabia led arab coalition have opened a key route from aden >> hundreds of fighters who were troops allied with the houthis switched sides. this was the main reason why taiz was able to fall into the government hands. they're trying to finds answers of why this happened. supplies as well as food and h

two explosions hit a rode >>> the government of bangladesh is now not banning facebook and an app. it has restricted access to networking sites because of security concerns. for small business owners who rely on that say it cost them dearly. >> reporter: this man runs an internet company. his website is an online marketplace that does most of its business on facebook. he says a recent government ban of the social networking site has cost him money. >> translation: there are some fixed costs that you can't avoid unless you shut the whole business down. while facebook was down we in no sales but we had to keep paying our employees and other costs. >> reporter: it is worth an $8 million a month in bangladesh. the ban hit many small businesses very hard. the government defends blocking the site. it says misinformation spreads through social media which have been to violence. after the arrest of an online satir >> whose one fast book page was popular in the country, they're worried >> the government tried to educate people how they filter out the good content and the bad content, but in

a sophisticated gang behind a bangladesh bank heist. positive or negative. christine lagarde says rates below zero may be good for the global economy. premier artsia's show, bringing together more than 200 of the world's leading galleries. all that and more on this monday's edition of "asia edge." david: i am on market watch for you. i will be following the money and what is happening. 2.4% gains on the shanghai composite. it's a quiet, uneventful start to the trading week. you canrly mixed, as see. overall, the benchmark is lower. asian stocks

they beat bangladesh early on. the captain hit 42 one of five wickets to fall. new zealand going on to host the 145-8 in their 20 overs. bangladesh, though, pretty awful efforts and could not manage half that total in response. bowled out for 70, and that is a fourth straight win for the black caps. >> once again, looking at this as the tournaments gone on we've put pressure on our opposition. >> host incarceration india face a southern death against australia. the winner will play the west indies in the last four. india possibly the slight favorite having beaten the u.s.a.yes 3-0 in a series earlier this year. . >> we can focus on the positive things that we did there in australia. but as i said, we cannot take anything for granted. it's a quarterfinal for us. we all know that. and it is very important to stay in the moment. stay focused on what we have to do. it's very important to remember, it's not so much that we're beaten them so we can go out and do it again. it's why we did it is what we need to focus on. >> australia's win also on the verge of a semifin

bangladesh is our mother, we do not want this type of power plant which will destroy mother nature. >> let's take you to live picture of rio de janeiro in brazil where protestors have been gathering. what they're calling for is for the leader to step down. a lot of criticism has been building up for a while of her administration. there we see that frustration going out into the streets as people want her to step down. >>> myanmar's new government says piece in ethnic minority areas is its main priority. rebel armies have been fighting for autonomy and independence. the situation is worsening. >> a buddhist monastery can provide protection for some young men. at this time of day, her son should be helping her on the farm. in november, the 16-year-old and two others from hisville were taken by a group of men and they haven't been seen since. >> of course i miss him. he still wants to finish school and he's learning how to be a mechanic. his father is not feeling well, so he stopped going to school to take care of his father, then this happened to him and we're helpless. >> it's likely t

they beat bangladesh by 75 runs to top group two. new zealand had rested opening bats as they had already qualified for the semifinals. then came williamson. but it was one of five wicked to fall bangladesh could not manage half the total, and in response they were bowled out with 70 runs inside 16 over. well, england are now facing new delhi now. in the semifinals they move from group one. they have hosted 171 from the 20 overs. earlier in deli in the women's world twenty20, australia gave the fourth and final defeat of the discussion shooting three wickets in australia as they restricted for seven from their 20 over. and in reply they scored 43 runs as australia reached the target. they keep australia in contention of qualifying for the semifinals from group a. dutch football has been celebrating the life of johan cruyff. he died on thursday at the age of 68. new in 2016, they would win the match 3-2, scoring two early goals for the french. >>> germany beat cruyff's netherlands team. the champions will play in berlin later on satur

while ne neuldz new zealand, ovr bangladesh couldn't even manage half of that total in response they were bowled out for just 70 runs inside 16 overs. in a few minutes time, england, win will seal their place in the semi finals after two wins and a defeat so far. sri lanka, has any chance of progressing from group 1. >> a way is quite exciting because we know that's still to come. and really pleasing thing for me is we're finding ways of winning games of cricket which is really important in this format of the game. as long as we can continue to do that, that's all we can really worry about is make sure that we get that win tomorrow. and give ourselves the best chance of qualifying. >> dutch football has been celebrating the life of johan cruyff, to remember their country's greatest player. the amsterdam game was halted in the 14th minute. cruyff is considered a pioneer of the game both on and off the pitch. he died on thursday at the age of 68. euro 2016, scored the first of two early goals for the french. the dutch fought back to level the game at 2-all but netted the winner. owners

bangladesh or east pakistan was very close by. the ci a train to some of the operatives in the united states, some some were trained at the cia training facility and camp parry in virginia. most were trained at colorado. the logic of that was, colorado was as close to type but in terms of geography acclimates as you can find anywhere in the united states. i don't know if that is true or not. that was the logic. they are trained at the u.s. army facility that had been used to capture german soldiers in world war ii. there train their blood to east pakistan and parachuted into type at. in many ways it was a crazy operation. there is no possible way thai patents, with all the american support in the world, were going to actually defeat the chinese people's liberation army. john gilbert thought the whole idea was crazy. he even called it unsanitary. i'm not sure why he picked that but that is one of his arguments. the operation continued after the eisenhower administration into the kennedy administration. the documents that i alluded

raising concerns that bangladesh is less tolerance of religious diversity. >> this is something they were hoping to prevent when filing a petition in 1988, chipping islam's status. that was shortly after an unpopular ruler made up the fate to gain legitimacy. in the aftermath of recent violence, people believe the revival of the petition is timely. >> it is always better to correct a mistake or wrong, even if it is after many years, than to never correct it at all. the announcement of the hearing, said to take place on monday sparked controversy. sunni muslim groups said they will resist changes, and on friday, after midday prayers, they took to the streets to void the opposition. those who are against the petition say changing the status of islam could lead to the deterioration of social values. a police patrol keeps a look out. as tensions rise over the outcome over a hearing. minority worshippers say they are worried about their future >>> we are off to afghanistan, but not in the way you might think. the country's cricketers - well, they held their nerve and catches against the w

here on al jazeera we'll find out why islam's position as the state religion is being challenged in bangladesh. and. >> reporter: one of the world's great art museums reinventing itself to be more contemporary and modern. i am gabriel elizondo in new york, that story coming up. the united states and i can't make anything happen." >> the realities. >> he stood up and said, "that's it, i'm finished." ♪ ♪ >>> hello again, the top stories here on al jazeera at least 65 people have been killed in a suicide attack in the pakistani city of lahore. the victims of the taliban attack remember christian families, celebrating easter. police in bell jam have carried out more than a dozen raids for tuesday's bombings. as protest, marched towards a vigil for the victims. >>> the influential iraqi shia cleric al-sadr is staging a one-man protest inside baghdad's heavily fortified government area. thousands of his followers gathered just outside the gates of the green zone. >>> in pakistan's capital islambad, police have used tear gas to hold back thousands of protesters marching on the center of governmen

bangladesh of course in 1962 west east pakistan. all of that part looked like it was going to fall into chinese hands. it was unclear whether the chinese would stop there. there was some of the chinese would march all the way to calcutta and take india's second largest city. on november 19, 1962, the crisis came to its head. nehru sent to kennedy to letters. the first letter arrived just before a national security council meeting. a second letter arrived during the meeting. but the american ambassador in new delhi, john kenneth galbraith, and i'll come back to him in a minute, had already previewed the second letter. the second letter was a cry for immediate assistance. and it nehru said we are on the verge of going under. the whole world is going to see a communist giant march into a democracy and destroyed it. i'm not sure india will survive this catastrophe. anthony kim to the punch line. he said he immediately needed 12 squadrons of american combat fighter aircraft with american pilots, and two more squadrons of american bombers

a sophisticated gang behind a bangladesh bank heist. positive or negative. christine lagarde says rates below zero may be good for the global economy. premier artsia's show, bringing together more than 200 of the world's leading galleries. all that and more on this monday's edition of "asia edge." david: i am on market watch for you. i will be following the money and what is happening. 2.4% gains on the shanghai composite. it's a quiet, uneventful start to the trading week. you canrly mixed, as see. overall, the benchmark is lower. asian stocks hit a three-month high last week following five ,uccessive weeks of gains leading to very little risk appetite. have a look at u.s. futures. that is playing out across u.s. futures. it is also playing across currencies. dollar-yen, down about .25%. china, the market is usually dancing to its own beat, and that is what we are getting at the moment. we are up for a seventh straight day. well above 3000 for the shanghai composite, on mid-speculation that this lack of margin debt will lead to another explosive rally. the

evidence ars find was behinded gang the $100 million bangladesh bank heist. welcome to "first up" coming to andlive from hong kong streaming on mobile and bloomberg.com. markets in asia, this first trading day, australian equities are climbing fractionally higher. at $.75,e dollar weakening slightly against the u.s. dollar. new zealand, this is the picture there. also climbing a fifth of 1% as asian equities sees its fifth week of straight gains. market we have to tell you about today is japan, where people are celebrating vernal equinox day. after the national people's congress gave priority to achieving at least 6.5% annual comments suggesting it will be a difficult balancing act for beijing. we have a look at all the challenges. haidi: it is interesting. 6.5% to 7% that growth target announced, it did clarify that policy message that there giving greater importance to growth, to meeting a certain level of growth, rather than putting through supply-side reforms, also the process of unwinding the leverage that has been steadily building up. the pboc governor

this ball until bangladesh player got in the way. he managed to take this catch after a bit of a juggling effort. pakistan said top scorer was dismissed for 64, not a bad way to go out. england and the west indies will play their opening game later. the west indies have often struggled as a team but they still have some of the best individual players in this form of the game. >> where we always have setbacks and we thrive on that to use that as motivation to clear our spot really well. you know, where we play especially when we played well, no other thing could match it. the vibes we bring. >> the bat toll secure a champions league quarter final spot continues on wednesday. >> the first leg result has a degree of influence on the next. it was a very good result but won't change the way we plan and prepare our game plan. it remains an open knockout stage against a dangerous rival. we're aware that we need to play a great game in order to make it to the next stage. >> you say i have played great games in open champions league. we have

the national language of bangladesh is bangla. there are also ten other languages considered in danger. in the first part of our five-part series, a report on not just losing a language but an entire heritage. >> reporter: this is one of the most visited sites in bangladesh. the memorial honor students killed during a protest in relation to the language of pakistan. that was more than 60 years ago. visitors remember those who fought for the language. >> translation: it is because of their sacrifice that we can speak bangla today. if it wasn't for them our mother language may have been lost forever. >> reporter: it was an eight year struggle to ensure that students would be able to learn in their mother tongue. while these children are benefitting from the success of that campaign, the same is not true for the country's ethnic and linguistic minorities. the language of instruction in present day bangladesh is almost exclusively in bangla or english. that means speakers of the 38 minority languages in the country are at a disadvanta

but finance minister of bangladesh says authorities are considering suing the u.s. bank saying they're responsible for the money's transfer to accounts in the philippines. the new york fed put out a brief "regarding hacking reports, there is no evidence of attempts to penetrate federal reserve systems & no evidence fed systems were compromised." the hamilton county auditor is asking gas stations to up their security measures... to make sure your credit card information doesn't get stolen. dusty rhodes says skimming devices have recently started popping up at stations all over the tri-state. his office is aware, but he says the thieves work quick to install the devices- and take your money. "what they do is open the pump up and slip the thing in and they blue tooth it to a phone they can pick up a couple of blocks away, sit there and take the information, or they can come back and get the information...there's two ways of doing it" rhodes is asking you to alert gas station officials if you think a pump has been tampered with. that way they can remove the skimmer and

now you can't do that so much. >> the rivers have been drying up fast in bangladesh. the river systems have shrung because of the lack of dredging. a bigger problem is encroachment by land grabbers and large scale dumping of toxic waste. sometimes the twin threats of combined. here a patch of the river is reclaimed by garbage. >> waterways like these used to be the primary form of transportation for many in rural and modern bangladesh. aside from some high profile restoration sites meant to draw tourists, most of these are gone. >> this i also a problem for much of the population who still depend on the waterways. he operates a river taxi service for passengers with little access to roads, but they complain that waiting for the boat can take longer than the ride to their destination. >> very hard to get around these days. i've been waiting for hours. i could have managed to get a lot of things done by now, but what can i do? there aren't many rides anymore. >> the government said it is trying to revise the waterways, but is constrained by a lack of resources. >> we ha

this is about 1000 individual fruit bats from bangladesh. these are the giant tropical fruit bats with a wingspan about this big, and the bodies are this big. they are really cute animals. they are like puppies with wings. the problem is, they have big teeth and a bunch of lethal viruses. but they are really cute. they pollinate tropical trees, especially fruits. they are very important pollinators. we had to catch each that individually. -- each bat individually. we have a whole team to do this. and then we but the samples onto liquid nitrogen, which is not easy in bangladesh, and getting all the way back to the lab at columbia university. then, we repeatedly did the very best type of pathogen discovery. something that the lab is world famous for. what we found was after a well, the samples, we started seeing the same viruses. the discovery curve went up and saturated. we can use the saturation points to predict how many unknown viruses there are. we repeated this for i think about 12 different samples, all of the ones that caused nasty eme

this is about 1000 individual fruit bats from bangladesh. these are the giant tropical fruit bats with a wingspan about this big, and the bodies are this big. they are really cute animals. they are like puppies with wings. the problem is, they have big teeth and a bunch of lethal viruses. but they are really cute. they pollinate tropical trees, especially fruits. they are very important pollinators. we had to catch each that individually. each bat individually. we have a whole team to do this. and then we but the samples onto liquid nitrogen, which is not easy in bangladesh, and getting all the way back to the lab at columbia university. the veryrepeatedly did best type of pathogen discovery. something that the lab is world famous for. what we found was after a well, the samples, we started seeing the same viruses. the discovery curve went up and saturated. we can use the saturation points to predict how many unknown viruses there are. we repeated this for i think allt 12 different samples, of the ones that caused nasty emerging pandemics an

. >>> hundreds of people in bangladesh marshing through villages to the forest during a second day of protests. they oppose two cold fire power plants being built by the world site and say they will destroy the fragile ecology and we are with the protesters in south bangladesh. >> reporter: hundreds started a move from the largest mango forest in the world, their goal is to tell the bangladesh government to stop the power plants in dozens of the mango forests and organizers to a 400 kilometer move stopped in various villages and towns to gather supporters, we are in southwest bangladesh where hundreds of people have joined the rally to show their solidarity and support for the move, many of them will join the organizers and then move, the government hardly is persuaded to go ahead with this power plant, international and local and environmental advise their concern for long time consequence of the power plants and we will have a disaster of consequence. >>> staying here and the indian court has a fine for the spiritual leader for environmental damage and huge structures along a river

>> it starts in bangladesh. cyber andstory about vulnerability, and bangladesh is sort of vulnerable. here is a country expanding economically, built up foreign reserves, but does not really have the infrastructure within bangladesh to protect itself. the bangladeshi central-bank has parked some money in new york. rishaad: a billion dollars? >> more than a billion dollars. it has been hacked. the hack went into the central bank and sent the message to the new york fed saying we would like to transfer some money to the philippines, and the message was sent using the normal swift protocols, international codes ,hat are used for transactions international transactions. the newark fed acted on this instruction and send the money to a bank in the philippines. the bangladeshis said the new york fed should have checked record them to make sure this was supposed to be done. the new york fed apparently didn't, and so the bangladeshis want to take legal action against the new york fed for sending the money over. there was

it was organized to protect the national resource power plant in bangladesh. they want to bring awareness to people and persuade the government to stop the construction of 1320 megawatt coal power plant built by the indian and bangladeshi government jointly, all next to the largest mangrove forest, just barely 14 kilometers away. this protest is not the first one. they want to pick up more people on the way to protest from different cities and town across the country. the government is saying this is nothing but a disinformation campaign. they have environment impact assessment reports which says it will not have any negative impact on the forest and that the time-- the country needs powers. only 75% is connected to the grid. so the need for electricity is there >>> myanmar's n.l.d. has proposed two candidates for the presidency, but the party leader aung san suu kyi is not on the list. they won a landslide election victory in november. a parliamentary majority. it brought an end to the military's grip on power that last more than 50 years. the leader of the n

led to their side to an easy win over bangladesh, after smashing 49 runs, to help pakistan reach -- bangladesh struggled to reach . also, the seventh highest and turner in history. a quick reminder of our top stories for you. german chancellor angela merkel has laid out her migration policy to lawmakers in berlin, ahead of a eu summit with turkey tomorrow. she set a long-term solution -- she reiterated her support. president obama has nominated veteran appeals court judge merrick garland to be the next supreme court justice. that they can see follows the death of justice antonin scalia last month. but the republican-controlled senate says they will block any vote put forward by the resident. we are going to take a short break. you are watching dw news. stay with us. . >>> boracay, a small island in the central philippines, sent to be blessed with the most beautiful beach resort in asia. it's most stunning location, white beach, stretches for four kill

he said she went to bangladesh to care for her parents. but nurse's family said they haven't heard from her since december 8th. >>> they don't understand why it took public school officials two days to act when elevated lead levels were found in water samples. they began using bottled water and water cooler. signs warning not to drink the restrooms. school officials were notified of the test results on monday. parents were told today. >> we have a difficult needle to thread here. because in an abundance of caution, we are going the extra mile. >> the state department of environmental protection will be testing and trying to come up with a solution. the agency says lead has not been found in the city's water supply. >>> we're going to turn now to the weather and what a gorgeous day it is out there. the highs in some areas hit the 80s and shattered the previous record. you're looking at live pictures of the upper west side. it was a perfect day to walk and relax on the high line. another popular hangout today, central park. meteorologist lee

aljazeera, bangladesh. >> the final of the world 2020, they crushed new zealand. back in 2010. >> new zealand has had a notoriously poor record when it comes to cricket semifinals, and just the third over, there's plenty of reason for sands to feel uneasy, but colin monroe and caine williamson, have the second wick et. and at the halfway mark, the black cats are cruising. england's ballers and fielders managed to apply the brakes, and restricted to 153 with the 20 overs. england's chase got off to a flying start. alex hales, combined with justin roy for 78. back-to-back wickets gave the kiwis hope. and they catch their composure. and england improves to the second wick et victory. india takes on the west indies in mumbai. they have experience with the underdog mentality. on the tournament, they were ended by afghanistan in the last outing. the pressure is firmly with india, however, though inconsistent despite their semifinal defeat of australia. >> there's still 30% areas where we can improve, and let's hope it happens tomorrow. in the semifinal -- >> the first w

. >>> and the battle to keep bangladesh's indigenous languages alive. ♪ >>> well as european leaders continue to struggle to deal with a worsening crisis on their borders, desperation appears to be growing among particularly refugees stranded at the border with macedonia. hundreds have blocked an nation railway line, laying down on the tracks, one case stopping a freight train. they are protesting against macedon macedonia's border restrictions. just 500 refugees were allowed into macedonia in the 24 hours into thursday morning. >> cold all night. all night baby crying. >> we can't sleep. >> all night crying. all night. >> yes, all of the babies cry all the time. really, we are tired, very tired. >> we run from this to find another kind of this. [ inaudible ] we are dying, but sorry. >>> the prime minister of netherlands which currently holds the e.u. presidency, says that turkey must ensure the number of refugees and migrants leaving its shores for europe develops down to zero. he is trying to secure an agreement on reducing the number of people trying to reach europe. he delivered

in bangladesh, it is a world heritage site. but thereof been three major accidents in the last two years there. >> reporter: in the late afternoon of march 19th, a barge carrying more than 1200 tons of coal sank in a dolphin sanctuary. that's not what these men are working to salvage. instead, they're still painstakingly securing the coal from another spill in this area back in october of this year. >> we have to be very very careful when we're lifting the coal out. if you move it warned uch, it can start to dissolve and go into the water. >> reporter: the barge that sunk in the rainforest was carrying two times as much coal, and salvaging it is hard. more than two times, after the sinking, they announced a ban on the cargo vessels in the river. but a ban had previously been announced in 2014 after a large oil spill, only to be lifted last year. >> this is the only route that connects the river. it is the largest rainforest in the world, the focus of large protests. environmentalists are not just angry about cargo vessels carry

. >>> bangladesh's government has decided not now to ban facebook an it had restricted access because of what it called security concerns. but small business owners say that the ban cost them dearly. we have more on that story. >> this man runs an internet company. his website is an online marketplace that does most of its business on facebook. but a recent government ban from the social networking site has cost him money. >> there are some fixed costs that you can't avoid unless you shut the whole business down. while facebook was down we had no sales. but we had to keep paying our employees and other costs. >> it is worth an estimated $800 million a month in bangladesh and the ban hit many small businesses very hard. the government defends blocking the site saying misinformation spread through social media about recent war crimes trials and led to widespread violence. after the arrests of an online writer whose face was one of the most popular in the country, even though to control the country's gateway internet are worried. >> it's government tried to fill der out the good content

. >> the kiwis won their unbeaten record with a crushing defeat of bangladesh. 20 bangladesh told the figures 5 for 22, chasing 146 for victory, bangladesh out to just 70. >> i thought 140 was probably about par with it. still got a ball well and field well and as the tournament has gone okay, i think we are winning crucial moments. >> the last will be decided on sunday, host india are considered favorites against australia having been the aus cismd ie's 3-nil in a series earlier this year. >> we can, you know, focus on the positive thing that we did there against australia. but as i said, we cannot take anything for granted. it's a quarterfinal for us. we all know that. it's very important to stay in the moment, stay focused on what we have to do. >> a sell-out crowd is expected for the sudden death match in mahali with india still hoping for their first world 2020 title since 2007. al jazeera. >> australia's women's team are already threw to the semifinals. they handed ireland their fourth and final defeat of the competition. three wickets for australia as they restricted the irish

the bangladesh announced a ban on cargo vessels in the river. a ban had previously been announced in 2014 after a large oil spill. only to be lifted last year. >> translation: this is the only route that connects the port to dakda. it was a huge blow to the country. >> reporter: it is the largest mangrove rain forest in the world. it has become the forest of large protests. environmentalists are not just angry about cargo, but also the impact of a coal power plant that will be built 15 kilometers from here >> it will be totally unprotected. it cannot be called development project. >> reporter: the government says the coal plant is vital to meet the country's growing energy demands. with economic needs competing it environmental concerns, the rain forest looks set to remain the center of a tug of war between activists and the government >>> do checkout the website. it's always there for you. aljazeera.com. you can speak to us automatic on facebook. >> it's not just feelings that my mind tells me i'm being followed, no. really, i am. they know how

the language of instruction in present day bangladesh is almost exclusively in bangla or english. that means speakers of the 38 minority languages in the country are at a disadvantage. often falling behind in school, unable to keep up with their bangla speaking pierce. this is one trying to prepare children for this experience. it teaches them in the language they speak at home but introduces to some bangla vocabulary along the way >> translation: when they go to a regular school they won't be lost. those who are not prepared often drop out and end up working into the fields. >> reporter: this woman brings her child to the preschool regularly. she pes little bangla herself and doesn't want her child to struggle like she has >> translation: i feel bad that my child can't use his language. you need both. you need to speak bangla but also you need your mother tongue. >> reporter: there seems to be little space with 98 people speaking bangla >>> china is expected to approve an economic five-year plan this week. growth in the world second biggest economy has been slow and the governmen

bangladesh batting first in the group a match. thanks essential by to iqbal, reaching 180 for two. the innings was halted when the rain came down. the total was revised, but could only manage 69-9. bangladesh, winners by 54 runs. >>> and the other game - netherlands beat ireland in a match shortened to six because of heavy rains. despite both teams being out of the competition, it was a thrill. netherlands taking 59/5 in and the innings spanning out into four wickets, ireland coming up short. in this game, by 12 runs >>> the golden state warriors have won 48 games at home. that extend the record streak to 123 to 116 with the phoenix suns. the raptors domination of the heat continued. scoring 58 points. miami pushing the game into overtime. tying it at 97. on three points with seconds left of the game. >> that's your sport. let's send you back to london. >>> thank you. a palestinian woman won a million dollars for being the best teacher. one of 10 finalists vying for the top prize. she grew up in a refugee camp, and won the prize for teaching ethics and respect. more on the website.

. >> they told me, watch my house because i've got to go to my country, bangladesh. i've never seen him after this. >> earlier today investigators dug up concrete in front of rahman's home. officers have been posted outside the home. at this point the matter is being called a missing persons case. >>> also new at 11:00, weapons found in a public school campus. and corkscrew discovered at ps95 in brooklyn. now the question, who brought them on >>> it would have ended in disaster. we have new video tonight as a plane parachuted to safety on long island. a father and his daughter inside terrified but they survived. eyewitness news reporter josh einiger is in east farmingdale. >> they'd been visiting colleges in new england, 8 miles out from republican airport when their single engine suddenly failed and their plane fell from the sky. >> reporter: it's a life saving feature that makes the cirrus sr22 unique and you can see it in action over the weekend when the engine sputtered to a stop. its emergency parachute opened and helped guide it to a landing not necessarily sof

. >>> the government of bangladesh is now not banning facebook and what's app. it had banned access because of security concerns. small businesses that rely on the sites for their livelihood say the bans cost them dearly. >> reporter: this man's website is an online marketplace that does most business on facebook. he said a recent government band of the social networking sites has cost him money. >> translation: there are some fixed costs that you can't avoid unless you shut the whole business down. while facebook was down we had no sales, but we had to keep paying our employees and other costs. >> reporter: it is worth an estimated 8 million dollars a month in bangladesh. the ban now lifted hit many small businesses very hard. the government defends blocking the site. it says misinformation spread on social media led to widespread violence. after the arrest of one satirist. >> blocking the content the government tried to educate people that how they filter out the good and bad content instead of blocking everything >> reporter: industry insiders told us of a co

. >> they told me, watch my house because i've got to go to my country, bangladesh. i've never seen him after this. >> earlier today investigators dug up concrete in front of rahman's home. officers have been posted outside the home. at this point the matter is being called a missing persons case. >>> also new at 11:00, weapons found in a public school campus. police tonight say a pellet gun and corkscrew discovered at ps95 in brooklyn. now the question, who brought them on >>> it would have ended in disaster. we have new video tonight as a plane parachuted to safety on a father and his daughter inside terrified but they survived. eyewitness news reporter josh einiger is in east farmingdale. >> they'd been visiting colleges in new england, 8 miles out from republican airport when their single engine suddenly failed and their plane fell from the sky. >> reporter: it's a life saving feature that makes the cirrus sr22 unique and you can see it in action over the weekend when the engine sputtered to a stop. its emergency parachute opened and helped guide it to a landing

bangladesh in bat. and taking three wickets as bangladesh reached 156-5. from there 20 over australia will begin the chase shortly. in the women's world, australia bats first and their wickets began to tumble. at one point the aussies were 4-4. australia eventually steady with an inning of 103-8. the three-time champion they reached their victory target with six pictures to spare. making it three wins from three and that should be enough from the last four. >> jordan's national football team have had their first training session under new manager harry redknapp. it will be his first experience of international football. redknapp quit his job at qpr last year because of a bad knee but was asked to help. jason day has won the arnold palmer invitation for his victory on the pga tour. the two under par final round. the victory will see the australian replace rory mcilroy as the world's number two. >>> usa has closed the indoor athletic championships with a record hall of medals. they finished the competition with 23. including 19. usa picked up four on the fin