Rescuers trying to save migrants after Mediterranean shipwreck
Rescuers are trying to save hundreds of migrants Wednesday after their fishing boat capsized off the coast of Libya, Cmdr. Filippo Marini of the Italian Coast Guard, which is coordinating the rescue operation, told CNN.
Sheikh Kamal’s 66th birth anniv observed
The 66th birth anniversary of Sheikh Kamal, the eldest son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was observed today in the capital and elsewhere across the country through holding different programmes.
Gold prices drop further by Tk 1,225 a bhori
Jewellers have further reduced gold price by up to Tk 1,225 per bhori with effect from today because of the slumping prices of the precious metal on the international market. Bangladesh Jewellers Association on Wednesday announced the price cut of gold for the second time in two weeks.
SHOT AT IN MOTHER’S WOMB: Mother breastfeeds baby after 13 days of birth
Bullet-wounded mother Nazma Begum burst into tears as she got the chance to take in her lap her newborn, shot at in her womb, for the first time on Wednesday, 13 days after her daughter was born through caesarean section.
TORTURE TO DEATH: Rakib’s intestine, lungs burst
Rakib, the 12-year boy killed in torture in Khulna on Monday, dies as his intestine and lungs burst because of pumping air through the rectum, post-mortem examination of the boy found. Khulna Medical College Hospital superintendent Prashanta Kumar on Wednesday confirmed the report of the post-mortem conducted at the hospital on Tuesday.
Yet another child tortured to death
A 12-year-old boy was killed in torture by his former employer in Khulna on Monday night for switching to another motor garage.
GATCO Graft Case: HC asks Khaleda to surrender in 2 months
The High Court on Wednesday directed the former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson, Khaleda Zia, to surrender before the lower court within two months in GATCO graft case.
Locust swarms plague southern Russia
Millions of locusts have descended on farmlands in southern Russia, devouring entire fields of crops and causing officials to declare a state of emergency in the region.
Super Typhoon Soudelor is strongest storm of the year
Super Typhoon Soudelor is taking aim at Taiwan and China, threatening damaging winds, destructive storm surge and flooding rains.
MH370: Searches for debris on Reunion island and beyond
Investigators and volunteers are scouring the shoreline of Reunion in the western Indian Ocean for more debris that could be linked to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
