In the oddball Bangladesh news dept.
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A common myna known as "Shalik" locally (Acridotheres tristis) was rescued from an electricity pole by civil defense personnel. I mean - this goes way beyond the "errant cat up in a tree situation in the West (especially US)".
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Shalik was rescued from a 60-foot high power line after receiving a call from 999
In Patuakhali's Galachipa Upazila, a journalist called the National Emergency Service 999 and rescued a Shalik stuck in a 60-foot-high wire on a high-voltage power transmission line. The bird was rescued from a height of 60 feet on a high-voltage power transmission line in the launch ghat area of Galachipa municipality on Saturday evening.
Journalist Maidul Haque Miku said a Shalik had somehow entangled itself with electric wire thread and was stuck in a high wire in front of the municipality's Launchghat Road. The Shalik could not get himself free even after trying very hard. The journalist later called 999 to rescue Shalik, the 999 authorities then informed the Fire Service and Civil Defense at Patuakhali.
Fire Service and Civil Defense team led by Zakir Hossain reached the spot. About an hour before they arrived, locals, including the police administration and the rural power department, tried to rescue the Shalik but to no avail.
Before the fire service and civil defense reached the spot on Saturday evening, the people were rescued by the police administration and the rural power department."