Seven killed after migrant boat stranded in Med
Seven people were lost at sea and 41 others were brought to Italy鈥檚 Lampedusa island after a migrant boat got into difficulty in the Mediterranean, German NGO Sea-Watch said Wednesday...
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Italian authorities try to identify Lampedusa capsize victims
Italian authorities on Friday sought to identify the bodies of 27 people who died when two crowded boats sank off the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa...
Six killed, 30 missing after ferry sinks off Bali
At least six people were dead and dozens unaccounted for Thursday after a ferry sank in rough seas on its way to the Indonesian resort island Bali, according to rescue authorities who said 29 survivors had been plucked from the water so far...
Seize assets of S Alam, wife in 3 countries: court
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize foreign assets of S Alam Group chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam and his wife Farzana Parveen in three countries, including the...
Tiny island with 2000 residents faces 29pc US tariff
Australia expressed puzzlement Thursday over Donald Trump's decision to slap a 29-percent trade tariff on its tiny Pacific territory of Norfolk Island.
Ferry service inaugurated on Chattogram-Sandwip route
The long-awaited launch of a ferry service connecting Sandwip to the mainland of Chattogram was inaugurated on Monday...
Dhaka turns into heat island
DHAKA鈥橲 increasing heat is not just a result of global warming; it is also a consequence of poor urban planning. In the 1980s, wetlands covered 20 per cent of Dhaka. Today, only 2 per cent remain. A 2023 study by Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology found that due to water body loss, Dhaka is heating up 60 per cent faster than the global average...
Thousands leave as fresh tremors shake Santorini
Thousands of people were leaving the Greek island of Santorini by sea and air for a third day Tuesday as an unprecendented series of earthquakes shook the top travel destination.
Mega-iceberg drifts towards island
The world鈥檚 biggest iceberg鈥攎ore than twice the size of London鈥攃ould drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding for baby penguins and seals.
Spain鈥檚 Canary Islands received 46,843 migrants in 2024
A record 46,843 migrants reached Spain鈥檚 Canary Islands illegally in 2024 via the increasingly deadly Atlantic route, the second consecutive year of unprecedented arrival numbers, official data showed on Thursday.
Lanka navy to aid boat of 100 Rohingya refugees
Sri Lanka鈥檚 navy said on Thursday it was heading to aid a group of around 100 Rohingya refugees from war-torn Myanmar adrift in a fishing trawler off the Indian Ocean island...
Battle in Myanmar's Rakhine: Bangladesh authority allows limited vessel movement in Teknaf
A few trawlers travelled from Shaporidwip to Saint Martin island via Kular Char on Thursday as the Teknaf upazila administration relaxed vessel ban through the Naf River.
Taiwan鈥檚 president kicks off Marshall Islands visit as China fumes
Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te arrived in the Marshall Islands on Tuesday, after visiting the United States on the first stop of a Pacific tour that has angered Chinese leaders.
HC halts lease of forest land on Sonadia island to save ecology
The High Court on Tuesday stayed a controversial lease agreement involving over 8,000 acres of forest land on Sonadia Island in Cox鈥檚 Bazar, including 2,712 acres designated as an ecologically critical area...
Restrictions won鈥檛 impact tourism industry in St Martins, says Hassan Ariff
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government aviation and tourism adviser AF Hassan Ariff on Friday said recent restriction on tourists to St Martins Island will not negatively impact the tourism industry.
Locals block road demanding easing tourism restriction to St Martins
Several hundred residents of Saint Martins Island staged a protest in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Tuesday, demanding easing of tourism restrictions and permission for overnight stays on the coral island...
BCG provides free treatment to children at St Martins
Bangladesh Coast Guard on Saturday gave free treatment and medicines to over 200 underprivileged children at the St Martins Island in Cox鈥檚 Bazar.
TOAB warns of strong movement to save industry
The president of the Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh Mohammad Rafeuzzaman on Sunday warned that they would go on a greater movement to save the industries if stopped tourists visiting and staying overnight in St Martins Island...
No tourist access to St Martins聽in February
The government has announced that tourist access to Saint Martin鈥檚 Island will be suspended in February to protect the island鈥檚 fragile ecology and ensure environmental preservation.
TOAB threatens movement against move to limit tourists at St Martins
President of Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh Mohammed Rafiuzzaman has threatened a greater movement against any 鈥榥egative decision鈥� on the Saint Martin鈥檚 island ahead of the tourism season...
UK hands Indian Ocean islands to Mauritius
Britain on Thursday said it would give up sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but under what president Joe Biden called a 鈥榟istoric agreement鈥� will keep a strategic Indian Ocean military base with...
United efforts urged for polythene-free St Martins, Kuakata, Sundarbans
Adviser for Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Wednesday urged united efforts to make Saint Martins Island, Kuakata and Sundarbans plastic and polythene-free...
Big polluters urged to pay as key Pacific summit opens in Tonga
Emissions-belching nations were challenged to stump up for climate-related damage as a key Pacific islands summit opened on Monday, with low-lying Tuvalu declaring: 鈥業f you pollute, you should pay.鈥�
Trawler carrying 31 Rohingyas, 2 BGP members arrives at St Martins
A trawler carrying 33 passengers from Myanmar arrived at St Martins Island in Bangladesh early Friday....
ISPR release addresses situation around St Martin鈥檚 island, seeks to reassure citizens
An ISPR release has sought to quell speculation and calm nerves around the situation prevailing at the Bangladesh-Myanmar maritime boundary adjacent to St Martin鈥檚 island....
Food-laden vessel arrives at Saint Martin鈥檚 Island amid unrest
A vessel named FB-Baro Awlia arrived at Saint Martin鈥檚 Island on Friday, carrying 75 tonnes of food provided by the local administration and 150 tonnes of food from traders...
Ship carries food, cattle to St Martins
A tourist ship on Friday carried cattle, food, and essential commodities to St Martins Island ahead of next week鈥檚 Eid-ul-Azha.
St Martins out of reach, food crisis feared
GoodS transport to and from Saint Martins island through trawlers and boats has remained suspended for nearly a week due to repeated shelling from Myanmar at the Teknaf border, leading to a...
Taiwan continues toward US-engineered 鈥榰kraine-isation鈥�
The Chinese Island province of Taiwan continues to be targeted by the US and its political proxies through efforts to further consolidate political control over it and transform it into a geopolitical 鈥榖attering ram鈥� against the rest of China...
Solomon Islands voters go to polls with China鈥檚 influence in focus
Solomon Islanders in shanty towns and far-flung islands voted on Wednesday in an election that will decide whether their nation draws closer to China 鈥� with consequences for the entire South Pacific...