Uzbekistan's population as of January 1, 2025 stood a 37 million 543.2 thousand people, growing by 2%, or 743.4 thousand people in 2024, the Statistics Agency said in a report.

Officials of the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction hosted a delegation from the Korea Institute of Public Administration (KIPA).

Two female students of School No. 59 in the Shaykhantakhur district of Tashkent, have been confirmed to have tuberculosis, the press service of the Ministry of Health said.

MPs of the Legislative Chamber reviewed and passed bill banning electronic cigarettes. The bill proposed to prohibit the production, manufacture, storage, transportation or sale of nicotine consumption devices, including electronic cigarettes and liquids for them, as well as importing into and export from Uzbekistan.

Uzgidromet posted weather forecast for Tashkent city on the weekend. There will be no precipitation on Friday, during the day the air will rise up to +5…+7 degrees Celsius. No precipitation is expected on the weekend either.

Senate has reviewed amendments to road safety-related regulations. The amendments stipulate criminal liability for repetition of drunk driving and for driving a vehicle by a person who haв been banned from driving.

The Senate backed the Bill allowing individuals to photograph and film law enforcement officers and distribute the footages Wednesday.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke to the new President of the European Council António Costa Thursday, the presidential press service said.

The Presidential Aide Saida Mirziyoyeva met with the senior officials of UNICEF, UNESCO, UNDP, OECD, World Bank and others Thursday.

Uzbekistan Railways announced the launch of Parkent to Tashkent electrified railway project. The launch ceremony dedicated to Baitkurgon to Parkent railway line project took place in Parkent district of Tashkent province. The 23.8 km railroad is being designed by Boshtransproekt.

The Central Bank will continue to buy foreign government bonds to diversify its gold and foreign exchange reserves, the Central Bank’s deputy governor, Abror Mirzo Olimov said at a press conference today.

Chief and workers of the NazoratUz Telegram publication are suspected of extorting money from owners of restaurants and fast food outlets.

A group of Russian and Azerbaijani nationals who extorted money from Azerbaijani nationals in Tashkent have been arrested.

On January 20, 2025, Ambassador Jonathan Henick hosted an official reception at his residence for senior Government of Uzbekistan officials in honor of Donald J. Trump’s inauguration as the 47th President of the United States, the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent said on its telegram channel.

The Tashkent to Khodjikent electric train route has been extended by 1.5 km to Chinorkent (Chinor), Uzbekistan Railways said. The inauguration of the new station took place on Wednesday.

The Court of Appeals upheld the 40-time aggravated life sentence and 1,368-year prison sentence given to defendant Abdulkadir Masharipov for his terrorist attack in the Reina night club in Ortaköy on New Year's Eve, finding it lawful. The chamber also upheld the prison sentences of varying degrees given to the other 46 defendants.

Timur Kapadze was appointed the new head coach of Uzbekistan national football team, the Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA) said on Wednesday. The Slovenian Srečko Katanec stepped down from the position he had occupied since 2021 due to health reasons.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on creating Cyber ​​University, a state-owned university Monday, the press service of the Ministry of Digital Technologies said.

Korean tourist Park Jun-hee posted a video on his trip to Samarkand on his YouTube channel called Deno Trip. The tourist met two police officers while looking for a ticket to enter a historical site.

The deputy principal of a school in Denov district in the Surkhandarya province sexually had been abusing the school's 9th-grade student for one-year period. In September 2024, the student's parents learned about this and contacted law enforcement agencies.