The President and the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Shavkat Mirziyoyev today chaired a government meeting on strengthening Uzbekistan's defense capability, the presidential press service said.

The Shavat District Criminal Court of Khorezm province sentenced police officer Umarbek Atamuratov, finding him guilty of causing a serious traffic accident and endangering a person on February 23.

Several payment services and banks have implemented a new feature requiring the mandatory indication of purpose of money transfers between bank cards.

On February 25, 2026, a minor, Doniyor Turgunov, while driving a car hit and killed a traffic police inspector, Khosilbek Eshnazarov in Tashkent’s Mirabad district. The inspector later died from serious injuries. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, Doniyor Turgunov was arrested as part of a criminal case.

The body of a 43-year-old man was found in Dustlik Canal in Tashkent province. Investigation found that he had been hit by a police officer's car last December, then driven to the canal and dumped in the water.

Rain is expected in some areas across Uzbekistan throughout the business week, with rain and snow expected in northern areas only on March 3-4, Uzhydromet said in a weather forecast.

The Tashkent city mayor’s office announced the launch of the 90-Day Shock Working, aimed at implementing "a set of large-scale steps to improve the traffic situation" in the capital.

On March 1, Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov held telephone conversations with his counterparts in the Middle East and discussed the situation in the region and conveyed President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's words of support and solidarity to their countries.

A signing ceremony held at the Ministry of Water Resources marked the official launch of the UNDP's new landmark project “Strengthening Water Resources Governance and Resilience to Climate Change in the Aral Sea Region”. UNDP and Japan partner for this transformative initiative in Uzbekistan with generous financial support from the Government of Japan with a total budget of USD 4,600,000.

Road and transport infrastructure in Surkhandarya province  will be modernized, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced at a government meeting today.

Fourth-grader Otamurod Raimboev from Khorezm province was offered a car for his performance at a meeting between the president and youth, the provincial governor office said.

We have found the way to tackle the accident at the M-25 (25 Years of Independence) gas field in Baysun district of Surkhandarya province, announced Shavkat Mirziyoyev at a government meeting today.

The United Kingdom and Central Asian Foreign Ministers convened in London for the inaugural “Central Asia-United Kingdom” Summit, reaffirming their shared commitment to strengthening regional cooperation, expanding economic ties, and advancing sustainable development across Central Asia. The discussions underscored the UK’s long-standing partnership with the region and highlighted new avenues for collaboration with Uzbekistan.

Schoolboy on a BMW M4without a driver's license struck a traffic police officer in Tashkent. The officer sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized.

Information about a child being electrocuted by a high-voltage electric shock has surfaced on social media. Children's ombudsperson Surayo Rakhmonova commented on the situation.

On February 25, the Indian Embassy hosted an Annual Press Meet of the Embassy at the Tashkent’s Hyatt Regency Hotel. 

Uzbekistan unveiled plans to increase manufacturing of domestic agricultural machinery and components fivefold before 2029, while localization levels to be raisedby 10%, the presidential press service said following the government meeting chaired by Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

Garden Catering Trade, the company that supplied food to kindergartens in Fergana where a mass poisoning of children occurred, has changed its equity owner.

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Cambridge University Press & Assessment (Cambridge) are working together to reform Curriculum for Primary and Secondary. This week, they step up efforts as they roll out a series of training workshops across Uzbekistan.

A ZIL-130 truck struck a nine-year-old boy in Balykchi district of Andijan province. The boy died in the hospital, according to the provincial traffic police press service.