
Samira Hussain
@samirahussain15
South Asia Correspondent for the BBC based in Delhi. Fmr BBC Business in New York. Always Canadian. Views expressed here are my own.
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http://bbc.co.uk 28-04-2012 11:38:43
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Join us on #BBCNewshour BBC World Service - Carl Skau on whether the new UN resolution will get more aid to #Gaza. James Waterhouse on early Christmas in #Ukraine . And Celia Hatton robwatsonBBC Nomia Iqbal & Samira Hussain on a big year of elections in 2024. BBC Sounds


Voting underway in Dhaka where PM Sheikh Hasina is seeking a fourth consecutive term in office. She is already South Asia’s longest serving leader. Around 120 million people are eligible to vote in these elections. Samira Hussain Aamir Peerzada Neha Sharma



Day 1 of a six week long #IndiaElections2024. Live from #TamilNadu - where regional parties have dominated the political landscape. The state sends 39 lawmakers to parliament & all seats vote today. Track the BBC News (World)’s live coverage all day. With Jaltson AC and Saraskanth




From Our Own Correspondent... The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina resigned after weeks of deadly protests, and a heavy government crackdown. Samira Hussain spoke to people in Dhaka about their experience of her autocratic rule. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…


How this letter written on an travel-sickness bag to Samira Hussain on her flight to Dhaka led her to a story about life under Sheikh Hasina's rule in #Bangladesh. Listen to the story on From Our Own Correspondent on BBC Sounds bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…







A few days ago I asked Anura Kumara Dissanayake if he thought he could win. Confident response but so far, the election is close between him and Sajith Premadasa Get the latest from BBC News (UK) #SriLankaElections



On the BBC Sounds News Playlist today: From Our Own Correspondent, with dispatches from Hugo Bachega on Lebanon's displaced people; Sri Lanka's new left-leaning President with Samira Hussain; Abdujalil A has a report from Ukraine's eastern frontline bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…