Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- A desperate rescue is under way in Rajshahi's Tanore Upazila, where a two-year-old boy has been trapped in a 35-foot-deep borehole for eight hours.

Firefighters are supplying oxygen in the hole to keep him alive, while excavators dig beside the narrow, 16-inch-wide hole in a race against time to save the child.

The child fell into the hole around 1:15pm on Wednesday.

Three fire service units began rescue efforts immediately, but were still unable to pull the child out after eight hours.

Oxygen is being supplied through a pipe to keep him alive, said Didarul Alam, deputy director of Rajshahi Fire Service.

The child, Sajid Hossain, is the son of Rakibul Islam.

Officials from the Upazila administration and police late...