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The President of Tajikistan appeared in public after a long break and held official meetings.

Fitr charity should be given during the month of Ramadan until the Eid prayer is performed.

Currently, investigative work is being carried out up to the stage of examination and inquiry.

In the first month of 2026, over 950 thousand foreign tourists visited Uzbekistan for travel purposes. The indicator increased by 40 percent compared to the same period last year.

The head of the Presidential Administration, Hilola Umarova, who worked for six months as the deputy for education reform, has been appointed rector of the Uzbekistan National Pedagogical University named after Nizami.

For the purpose of maintaining public order, approximately 20 thousand personnel from the internal affairs agencies, the National Guard, and the Ministry of Emergency Situations, as well as military servicemen, will be mobilized.

In the city of Kokand in the Fergana region, one citizen died as a result of a fire that occurred in a multi-story building, and three more people were hospitalized.

The fire that occurred in one of the private houses in the Shaykhantohur district was extinguished in a short time.

On February 17, the risk of rain, fog, and avalanches in the mountains will persist in some areas across the republic.

This is mentioned in the decision of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev "On conducting the blessed month of Ramadan in a worthy manner."

Instead, Ilhom Tohirovich Sirojiev has been appointed to this position.

Within the framework of the state program, a number of initiatives were supported, such as strengthening penalties for violence against women and children and introducing a life imprisonment penalty for pedophilia.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed the priority reform programs for 2026 and draft State Programs for the implementation of the "Uzbekistan – 2030" Strategy.