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The final began with a rendition of the patriotic song "Maa eto keno asru du'chokhey" by the Close Up 1 2008 finalists. The song was written and composed by Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul. A performance by Close Up 1 2005 finalists—Nolok, Beauty, Mizan Mahmud Razib, Sonia and others—followed.
The election was closely watched from around the world and domestic media, including CNN and PBS, tracked the international reaction. [1] [2] Newspapers in most continents covered the electoral outcome on their front pages or as the top story.
The 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie, and Roger Y. Tsien for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein (GFP).(Nobel Foundation) Yeti Airlines Flight 103 crashes in the Everest region of Nepal killing 18 passengers. (AFP via Google News) Subprime mortgage crisis:
UBS—the final bank prosecuted for its role in the 2008 global financial crisis—is paying $1.4 billion to stop the case going to trial. ... This story was originally featured on Fortune.com.
New Zealand's national rugby league team defeats Australia's team 34 to 20 in the final of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Studies reveal children in the Northern Hemisphere born in the autumn months have the highest rates of asthma, probably caused by winter viruses like RSV. (U.S. News & World Report) (AJRCCM study)
In rugby union, the Crusaders defeat the New South Wales Waratahs in the 2008 Super 14 Final. (New Zealand Herald) China: Authorities in the People's Republic of China are preparing to evacuate more than a million people from Sichuan Province as they prepare to drain Tangjiashan Lake created by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. (ABC News Australia)
Politics and elections George W. Bush delivers his final State of the Union Address as President of the United States. (The Los Angeles Times) January 29, 2008 (2008-01-29) (Tuesday) edit history watch 20 civilians including 11 children die and 14 are wounded after a mine explodes targeting a school bus in Madhu, Sri Lanka. (Sunday Times) Iran's judiciary sentences 54 Baháʼí religion ...
Chaos erupted at Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s final press conference Thursday after an announced Israel-Hamas cease-fire and hostage deal, with State Department employees forcibly ...