Weekend
Power crisis
hits Sylhet
Frequent power outages coupled with sweltering heat over the past four days have made life miserable in the Sylhet city and its adjoining areas. Official and commercial activities as well as processing of tea-plants in the region are also being hampered due to the frequent power
outages...[ + ]
Law demanded to establish rights of adopted children
Participants in a workshop in Barisal on Thursday called for giving legal rights to adopted children and framing laws to ensure their social and financial security. The Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum in association with the Association of Voluntary Assistances for Society organised the workshop, styled ‘Withdrawal of reservation on Article 21 of the Child Right Convention in Bangladesh’ in the Celebration Point Auditorium of the city...[ + ]
Chinese swimmers stun world
Liu Zige and Jiao Liuyang produced stunning swims Thursday to win China gold and silver in the Olympic women’s 200 metres butterfly, as shooter Du Li atoned for failing to triumph on day one. On a day to remember for the world’s most populous country, Yang Wei also won gold in the men’s gymnastics all-around event and Zhang Juanjuan claimed her nation’s first-ever archery title by breaking South Korea’s stranglehold...[ + ]
Wei wins gymnastics
gold
China’s Yang Wei continued the host nation’s gymnastics gold rush at the Beijing Olympics Thursday with an emphatic win in the men’s individual all-around event. Yang, the reigning world champion, was feted like a rock star by 18,000 fans in the National Indoor Stadium as he swept to victory...[ + ]
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