Lyles looks to fill the void of Bolt in Paris
Noah Lyles will look to banish his Tokyo demons when he takes to the Olympic track in Paris in his continuing bid to fill the void left by Usain Bolt.
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China's Yang and Lian win synchronised 10m platform
Britain's Tom Daley was dethroned as Olympic champion on Monday but took an emotional silver medal with partner Noah Williams in the men's synchronised 10m platform behind China's Lian Junjie and Yang Hao.
Bordeaux to become amateur after bankruptcy
Former French Ligue 1 champions Bordeaux on Thursday said they will become an amateur club for the first time in almost 90 years after filing for bankruptcy.
Jacobs: the much-maligned defending 100m champion
Rarely has an Olympic 100 metres champion been so belittled or so maligned as Italy's Marcell Jacobs. It is fair to say the Texas-born Italian stunned the field to snatch gold in the Covid-delayed Tokyo Games, in a European record of 9.80sec.
Sri Lanka apologises for cremating Muslim Covid victims
Sri Lanka's government Tuesday formally apologised to the island's Muslim minority for forcing cremations on Covid victims, disregarding WHO assurances that burials in line with Islamic rites were safe....
Covid restrictions brought back at Tour de France聽
The Tour de France stepped up protective measures on Sunday, to 鈥榣imit health risks鈥� in the face of a resurgence of Covid-19, which has affected several riders in recent days.
It鈥檚 time to say 鈥榥o鈥� to discriminatory quota
IN RECENT days, Bangladesh has seen student protests in many parts of the country, especially on university campuses. The protesting students have valid reasons to protest about a quota system that they find highly unfair and discriminatory. A whopping 30 per cent of the well-paid and massively oversubscribed Bangladesh Civil Service posts...
Honda unveils SP 160
Motorcycle manufacturer Bangladesh Honda Private Limited on Saturday launched SP 160 BS-VI motorcycle with a PGM-FI engine...
15 new Covid聽 patients detected in 24hrs
Bangladesh reported 15 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours till Friday morning.
Covid still kills 1,700 a week worldwide: WHO
Covid-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organization said Thursday, as it urged at-risk populations to keep up with their vaccinations against the disease.
ACC sues ex-DGHS DG Azad, JKG鈥檚 Sabrina
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed a case against seven people, including former director general of the Directorate General of Health Services Professor Abul Kalam Azad and JKG Health Care chairperson Sabrina Sharmin Hossain, on charges of cheating people by preparing fake Covid-19 test reports...
鈥楥onspiracy鈥� to abolish CHT regulation decried
Circle leaders of Chakma, Bomang and Mong on Tuesday led rallies protesting at what they alleged conspiracy to abolish the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regulation 1900 considered essential to protect customary rights of national minority communities in the region...
Bangladesh reports 14 more Covid cases
Bangladesh reported 14 more Covid cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning...
All is not well
WITH a population of nearly 170 million in an area of 147,570 square kilometres, Bangladesh is the eighth most populated country in the world. It is still one of the least developed countries, poised to graduate to a developing country by 2026 and a developed country by 2041...
Sylhet passes wettest June in five decades
With five days still to go in the first monsoon month鈥擩une鈥攖he north-eastern district of Sylhet already recorded an amount of rainfall that was never seen in the month since Bangladesh鈥檚 independence in 1971...
Bangladesh reports one more Covid death
Bangladesh reported one more Covid-19-linked death and 13 fresh cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning....
Efforts on to nab Tarique, 14 other convicts: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the Jatiya Sangsad that 15 convicts in the August 21 grenade attack case, including the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman, are absconding...
1971 genocide deserves global recognition: CJ
Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan on Monday said that no other countries in the history of the world had witnessed such genocide in such a short span of time as Bangladesh saw in 1971...
Schumacher family win legal action over fake AI interview
The family of German former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher said Thursday they won a legal action against a tabloid magazine which printed a fake AI interview with the 55-year-old.
Maradona family bid to block 1986 World Cup 'Golden Ball' trophy sale
Diego Maradona's heirs have taken legal action in France to block the controversial sale of the Argentine football legend's 'Golden Ball' trophy from the 1986 Mexico World Cup.
Authorities, agencies must follow road digging rules
INDISCRIMINATE and uncoordinated road digging in Dhaka by the city authorities and other agencies, often dragged into the monsoon season, cause sufferings to people every year. Yet, the authorities remain nonchalant. The situation has not changed even after the...
Govt shouldn鈥檛 let train services operation out to private hands
THIS is a good piece of news that the railway authorities, which run keeping to the Railways Act 1890, are updating the legislation understandably to keep pace with the changed context of the modern world...
Review hearing in 16th Amendment case on July 11
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday set July 11 for holding a hearing on a petition, pleading to review the apex court judgment that declared the 16th Amendment of the Constitution illegal.....
China releases journalist Zhang Zhan imprisoned for Covid-19 coverage
Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan has been released from prison after serving four years for her coverage of Beijing鈥檚 Covid-19 response, according to a video released by media watchdog Reporters Without Borders...
Freedom of expression in 鈥榗risis鈥�: report
Bangladesh is categorised as a 鈥榗risis鈥� country regarding freedom of expression, ranking 128th among 161 countries in the world, according to the...
Shaheed Anwara Park must be restored immediately
IN A complete disregard for citizens鈥� opinions and their need for green open space, the city authorities continue to deny access to public parks in the city. The case of Shaheed Anwara Park, named after the first woman martyr...
President for prevention of discrimination
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Saturday urged the government as well as the civil society to play an effective role to ensure that...
Another Covid-19 death reported in Bangladesh in 24 hours
Bangladesh reported one more Covid-19-linked death and 30 fresh cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning...