A man in Tashkent has been arrested after hiring a hitman for $10,000 to murder his wife, whom he had married in a religious ceremony.

Speaking at the Asian Development Bank Board of Governors meeting today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev proposed the development of a program to scale artificial intelligence across developing countries, the establishment of a regional hub in Tashkent for the Digital Highway for Asia initiative, and the creation of a Green Belt and a Central Asia Tourism Ring.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, as part of his program of engagements in the city of Samarkand, hosted the president of the Asian Development Bank Masato Kanda.

Between January and March 2026, households across Uzbekistan earned over 73.9 billion soums by selling surplus electricity generated from their home solar panels back to the national grid, the Tax Committee said.

The Ministry of Justice has officially registered a departmental document governing the issuance and placement of foreign currency-denominated bonds under the special legal regime of the Capital Market Regulatory Sandbox.

Unsettled weather will persist across the central and eastern areas of Uzbekistan through the afternoon of May 4, according to Uzhydromet. Residents in the Tashkent, Samarkand, Jizzakh, and Syrdarya provinces, as well as the Fergana Valley, should prepare for occasional short-term showers and thunderstorms later today.

On the sidelines of the Asian Development Bank’s Board of Governors meeting, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted a delegation led by Mohammad Abunayyan, Chairman of ACWA Power.

On the evening of Sunday, May 3rd, a heavy downpour left several streets in Tashkent flooded, with water inundating residential courtyards and a number of public facilities. Photos and videos of the aftermath quickly spread across social media.

On the sidelines of the Asian Development Bank’s Board of Governors meeting, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the South Korea’s Deputy Prime Minister/ Minister of Economy and Finance Kyu-yun Choi.

A criminal case has been opened following the death of a 39-year-old woman who passed away while receiving an intravenous drip at a family doctor's clinic in the Yangiqo'rg'on district of Namangan province.

The Ugam River and its surrounding lands are set to be officially designated as a National Hydrological Monument of Nature. This proposal received the green light from President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during the government meeting on April 30.

Uzbekistan plans to build six waste-to-energy plants at a combined cost of $933 million. This was announced at a presentation during the government meeting chaired by the president on Thursday.

Uzbekistan is set to implement additional steps to expand private sector involvement in healthcare. The topic was discussed at a government meeting chaired by the president on May 1st.

President Mirziyoyev signed a decree aimed at bolstering energy efficiency across all sectors of the economy and social infrastructure. This initiative focuses on the widespread adoption of energy-saving technologies and the expansion of renewable energy sources.

On May 1, another flight arrived in Tashkent from the United States carrying Uzbek citizens deported for violating U.S. immigration laws, the Dunyo news agency under the Foreign Ministry said.

Two men in the Namangan region are suspected of attempting to sell counterfeit US dollars, the State Security Service (DXX) said.

A passenger fell onto the tracks at a Tashkent metro station, the metro’s press service said in a statement. The incident occurred at approximately 9:35 PM on May 2 at the Gafur Gulom station. As train No. 40 was pulled into the station, a female passenger accidentally fell onto the tracks.

The Interpol National Central Bureau (NCB) of Uzbekistan has successfully extradited a suspect who was wanted on international charges, the Interior Ministry said.

A senior community police officer in Tashkent has been arrested for soliciting a $10,000 bribe in exchange for initiating a criminal case against another individual, the State Security Service (DXX) reported.

A fresh spill of oil-mixed fluid has been reported in the Boysun district of the Surkhandarya province, the National Committee for Ecology and Climate Change said.