We are far behind foreigners: Ziarul
Sports Correspondent
5th May, 2021 10:56:51
National weightlifter Ziarul Islam admitted that they are far behind compared to their foreign competitors in terms of facilities and it made them fail incessantly during the international meets.
Ziarul, who recently broke the national record in the men’s 102kg event by lifting a total of 262kg during the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Games and won the gold medal as well, lifted 264kg (123kg snatch + 141kg clean and jerk) in Asian Weightlifting Championship in Uzbekistan last month.
Despite his career-best performance, Ziarul failed to make an impact during the meet as he finished last (ninth out of nine competitors) in the event.
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Another SA Games gold medal on the way
Sports Correspondent
23rd April, 2021 01:21:58
Bangladesh weightlifter Juhora Khatun Nisha has the chance to clinch a gold medal in the women s 81kg weightlifting category around 17 months after the 13th South Asian Games ended in Nepal as the Indian lifter Sharsti Singh found positive in dope tests.
“We are 99 percent confirm that we will get another gold medal in weightlifting. Silver medalist Nisha has the chance as the Indian gold medalist was found positive in dope tests,” Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation Vice-President Mohiuddin Ahmed said on Thursday.
Nisha won a silver medal in the event by lifting a total of 168kgs - 73kg in snatch and 95kg in clean-and-jerk for her silver in SA Games 2019.
Tomato farming makes many people solvent in Rajshahi
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RAJSHAHI, Dec 20, 2020 (BSS) – The tomato farming appeared as a fortune changer for many farmers as it made many peasants solvent in the region this year with also significantly infusing dynamism into the local economy.
Sources said, tens of thousand of farmers have become self-reliant through tomato farming only in Godagari Upazila of Rajshahi district.
In the current season, the cash crop has brought smiles on the face of the farmers as they are getting expected yield and market price since the very beginning of the harvesting period.
The tomatoes produced without chemicals are being sent to different districts including the capital Dhaka after meeting the local demands.