Asiad 2018: Shooter Heena Sidhu takes bronze
Palembang (Indonesia), Aug 24 : Experienced shooter Heena Sidhu took bronze in the women's 10m Air Pistol event at the 18th Asian Games here on Friday.
Heena scored 219.2 in the final. Wang Qian of China won gold with 240.3 while South Korea's Kim Minjung (237.6) got silver. Manu Bhaker, the other Indian to reach the final, finished at a disappointing fifth position with a score of 176.2.
Manu was, however, in promising form during the qualification round earlier in the day. She scored 574 to qualify for the final at the third spot.
Heena struggled during qualification and could only manage the seventh spot after scoring 571. Wang had topped the qualification round with 580 points while Kim (575) was second.
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B'desh: Lawyer killed in clash between security personnel, followers of Hindu leader
Dhaka, Nov 26: A lawyer was killed on Tuesday during clashes between the security personnel and followers of a Hindu community leader, who was denied bail and sent to jail by a Bangladesh court, according to local media reports.
The victim was identified as Saiful Islam, a 35-year-old assistant public prosecutor and a member of the Chattogram District Bar Association, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
Citing Dr Nibedita Ghosh, a duty doctor at the emergency department of Chittagong Medical College Hospital, the paper said that six others were injured in the clashes that erupted after Chattogram’s Sixth Metropolitan Magistrate court denied bail to prominent Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested on sedition charges.
Nazim Uddin Chowdhury, president of the Chittagong Lawyers' Association, said that protesters dragged a lawyer from beneath his chamber and hacked him to death.
As Das was being taken away in a police van, he addressed the crowd through a hand mike, urging them to remain calm.
Around 3 pm, the law enforcement agencies resorted to sound grenades, tear gas shells, and baton charges, dispersing the protesters.
Deputy Commissioner of City Police Liaquat Ali confirmed one death but said they were still investigating the cause.
The Daily Star newspaper reported that at least 10 people, including journalists, were injured during the clash.
