Mediterranean Sea

Mediterranean Sea

A helicopter brings survivors ashore after they were rescued from the sea following a boat capsize off Kyrenia, northern Cyprus on 30 August 2026. Photo: Reuters

Seven die, many more missing after ferry capsizes off North Cyprus

At least seven people died and 23 remained missing after a ferry carrying 267 passengers and crew capsized off North Cyprus, triggering a major search-and-rescue operation.

An Italian military helicopter flies above the oil tanker Toa Payoh, foreground, as the Italian Navy ship Thaon di Revel sails nearby during an inspection by the European Union’s EUNAVFOR MED IRINI mission in international waters west of the Italian island of Pantelleria, August 2, 2026. The Italian Defence Ministry said the EU-sanctioned tanker declared it was sailing under a Cameroon flag and described it as part of Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet”. Photo: Italian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS.

Italian-led EU force boards sanctioned tanker from Russia's 'shadow fleet' in Mediterranean

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CID arrests member of human trafficking ring over deaths of 18 Bangladeshis in Mediterranean Sea

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Migrants on Greece-bound boat died of hunger, exhaustion; bodies thrown into Mediterranean

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4 from Sunamganj among migrants dead in Mediterranean en route to Greece

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Bangladeshis top Mediterranean crossings to Italy amid rising trafficking dangers

Bangladesh Ambassador to Libya Abul Hasnat Mohammad Khairul Bashar speaking in a live stream on Facebook on Sunday. Photo: Collected

23 bodies washed up on Libya's shores believed to be of Bangladeshis: Ambassador

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All 20 found dead off Libya coast feared to be Bangladeshis

Survivors of the sinking of Russian cargo ship Ursa Major disembark from a Spanish Maritime Rescue ship upon arrival at the port of Cartagena, Spain, December 23, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Maria Rodriguez

Norwegian shipping firm denies Moscows claim it refused to help sinking Russian ship

Survivors of the sinking of Russian cargo ship Ursa Major stand on the deck of a Spanish Maritime Rescue ship upon arrival at the port of Cartagena, Spain, December 23, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jose Maria Rodriguez

Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion: Russian Foreign Ministry

Survivors of the sinking of Russian cargo ship Ursa Major disembark from a Spanish Maritime Rescue ship upon arrival at the port of Cartagena, Spain, December 23, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Maria Rodriguez

Russia says cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after blast, two missing

Bangladeshis made up 21% of the 16,200 that reached Europe using the Mediterranean route between January to April 2024. Photo: Reuters

What pushes Bangladeshis out to sea and possible death?

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Desperate journey to Europe: 8 Bangladeshis among those who drowned in the Mediterranean