The Tunisian navy said Saturday that it had rescued 81 migrants, one of whom was a woman, who had set out from Libya on a barely seaworthy vessel for Europe. The damaged boat was boarded about six kilometres (four miles) off Tunisia’s northeastern coast, according to the navy. According to officers, it carried 38 Egyptians, … Read more
Rising sea levels and violent flooding are already putting tens of millions of lives at risk in Bangladesh, but they bring another problem that threatens the entire nation: Water-logged land and high salinity in streams and soil are killing crops. Bangladesh ranks seventh for countries most affected by extreme weather in the past two decades, … Read more
India did not stop shedding blood on the borders. After China, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, the borders of Bangladesh were also stained with the blood of innocent civilians. According to Human Rights Watchdog, 25 Bangladeshis have been killed by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) so far in the first half of this year. … Read more
