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District watch in pictures: MYMENSINGH: Five people of a family were arrested with drug in Mymensingh by DB on Friday.

14 Jul 2019, 12:00 am0

MYMENSINGH: Five people of a family were arrested with drug in Mymensingh by DB on Friday.

Jepchirchir sets new women-only half marathon world record

Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir set a new women-only half marathon world record time of one hour, five minutes and 34 seconds in Prague on Saturday. Jepchirchir broke away from the pack after seven kilometres and ran solo to the finishing line, beating the previous record of 1:06:11 by Ethiopia’s Netsanet Gudeta in 2018. “I was thinking to run maybe 1:04:50, but I’m so happy,” said Jepchirchir, who claimed the world half marathon title in 2016. “It’s difficult to run alone. If...

6 Sep 2020, 12:00 am