Author: Zikrul Fahim

Film Society Activist, Moviyana Film Society, Bangladesh

Japan's The 'Moon Sniper'

28 August 2024. Japanese satellite XRISM (Pronounced as Crism) was scheduled to launch today on 9.26a.m. Japan Standard Time. Few days prior to this India successfully has been landed on the dark side of the Moon. Which seems to be inspirational to JAXA Just four months had passed since April, when Japan’s first effort to land on the moon failed. However, the launch of XRISM has been postponed for the second time now. Less than 30 minutes before the scheduled time, the launch was delayed due to unfavourable weather, particularly high upper winds over the launch location. A small, light spacecraft…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin Avoiding G20 Summit

26 August 2024. On Friday, the Kremlin announced Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, is not going to attend the G20 Summit in person this year in India. Similarly, Putin avoided last year’s seminar in Bali and this year’s the BRICS Summit which was hosted by South Africa. A planned visit by Mr. Putin to India had been put on hold earlier due to the cancellation of the SCO summit, which was to have been hosted by India. In light of India’s decision in May to forgo holding the SCO summit in person, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over it virtually…

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Wes Anderson Aadapting "Henry Sugar"

25 August 2024. Wes Anderson, widely known for his unique and spectacular symmetrical framing, narrative style and eccentric melodramatic characters. On an interview with IndieWire, Wes Anderson confirmed his upcoming short-film “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar”. It will be officially released on the streaming platform Netflix. Netflix was the ideal platform for this movie screening because the film is only 37 minutes long and isn’t actually a full length feature. There was a well-known show that the BBC used to produce called “Play for Today” under the direction of filmmakers like Steven Frears, John Schlesinger, and Alan Clarke. They…

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Chandrayaan-3 landing on moon, India

24 August 2024. On Wednesday 6:03 PM, India made history by a successful landing on the southern pole of the moon. NASA’s expedition on the moon from 1969 to 1972 led scientists to believe that the moon surface was completely dry. The first lunar orbiter of India, named Chandrayaan-1, acquired some data verifying water’s presence. Landing in the south pole is challenging due to the rugged landscape. A location with water would be a fantastic choice to send people to the moon. But since water is so heavy, it is both expensive and inconvenient to transport it from Earth. Water…

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Srettha Thavisin, the New Thai PM

23 August 2024. Srettha Thavisin, a successful property tycoon and businessman, is going to be Thailand’s new Prime minister. After a decade of military ruling this was an unexpected turn of events to every political aspect. Strettha officially involved himself in politics on last November. He joined the Pheu Thai party. Which was associated with popular but controversial political figure, Thaksin Shinawatra. Who was the former Prime minister in Thailand. It was Srettha’s first official attempt in Thai politics. However, it was uncertain what would be the results of this election process under the military appointed senates. Many people thought…

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BRICS Summit 2024

22 August 2024. The 15th summit of the BRICS is to be held from today, August 22nd to August 24th, in South Africa. The global economic phenomenon decided to extend membership to effectively increase its influence as an organization. Despite the intention, some of the key members are worried about anti-western conduct. The summit in 2024 is hosted by South Africa and the representative will be Cyril Ramaphosa, the President of South Africa. The other representatives are Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Chinese President Xi Jinping and the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi. The Foreign Minister, Sergei…

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