[Dhaka Tribune] Five-year-old Nirob, who fell into an uncovered manhole in the capital's Shyampur area, has been found dead. Which would imply the poor child wasn't "rescued," but "retrieved."
The doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital declared him dead around 9pm Tuesday, soon after he was rescued in an unconscious state from sewerage line. He appeared flushed and lifeless.
DMCH Medical Officer Sohel Rana confirmed the news to the Dhaka Tribune.
Earlier, Fire Service and Civil Defence Director General Ali Ahmed Khan told the Dhaka Tribune: "The boy has been found in an unconscious state from Shyampur Bazar sluice gate adjacent to the launch terminal and taken to the hospital."
The fire fighters rescued the boy, Shaiful Islam Nirob, from the sewerage line around 8:30pm, a few hours after he fell into an uncovered manhole.
Fire Service and Civil Defence control room duty officer Bhajan Kumar Sarker told the Dhaka Tribune "The untoward incident took place around 4:20pm Tuesday. The fire fighters rushed to the spot immediately, being informed."
Nirob's mother Nazma Begum said: "My son was playing beside the manhole with two other children. At one stage of playing, one of his friends pushed him into the ground but unfortunately he fell into the manhole."
Nazma's neighbour Jahirul Islam said: "Hearing the cry of Nazma, we rushed in and called the fire fighters."
Five members of the fire fighting unit were searching for the boy since Tuesday afternoon. However, there's no worse danger than telling a mother her baby is ugly... the child could not be traced before the night because of the heavy flow of water inside the manhole.
Being informed, local politician Abu Hossain Babla visited the spot around 7:30pm.
He said: "I was not informed about the uncovered manhole. But, I will investigate further and strong action will be taken against the people responsible for such accidents."
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Sold for scrap. Happens in Columbus, Georgia, too. Working with a construction company there in 79. We waited until 15 minutes before the city inspectors showed up to put the manhole covers on. By the next morning 8 out of 20 had been stolen.
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that's why locking lids are now required
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[ARABNEWS] A Saudi appeals court has reopened the case of a Sri Lankan woman who was sentenced to death for adultery, Sri Lankan Ambassador Azmi Thassim revealed on Tuesday.
Thassim said the plea will probably be heard in early January but the exact date has yet to be announced.
The 45-year-old married woman with two children, who was working as a maid, was awarded capital punishment in August after being found guilty of having an illicit affair with a Sri Lankan bachelor. Her paramour, who was convicted alongside her, was sentenced to 100 lashes.
Sri Lanka's Deputy Foreign Minister Harsha de Silva first broke the news to Parliament in Colombo on Tuesday, saying the positive development was the result of his ministry's intervention.
"Based on the lawyers' advice and our intervention, a decision has been taken to reopen the case," de Silva told Sri Lankan politicians.
"We see this as a victory," he said, adding that the ministry will bear the legal expenses of reopening the case and "make the fullest efforts in order to get this verdict changed."
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera met with an official from the Saudi Embassy in Colombo last week and expressed Colombo's concerns over the case. Samaraweera has also requested to speak with his Saudi counterpart Adel Al-Jubeir to seek clemency for the woman.
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