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Banaj Kumar Majumder is a Bangladeshi retired police officer. He was additional IGP of the Bangladesh Police and former chief of the Police Bureau of Investigation. Prior to joining PBI, he was additional commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police in the rank of additional DIG.
Jinkouhe (Chinese: 金口河区; pinyin: Jīnkǒuhé Qū; Yi: ꏢꈈꉼꐎ, ji ko hop qu) is a district of the city of Leshan, Sichuan Province, China. Sichuan Honghua Industrial Corporation (formerly the 814 Plant), a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation, is located in Heping Yi Autonomous Town in the district, thus the district is one of the few areas in China that are still closed to foreigners.
Deathless is an alternate history novel by American writer Catherynne M. Valente, combining the Russian fairy tale The Death of Koschei the Deathless with the events and aftermath of the Russian Revolution. The novel follows the life of Marya Morevna as she transforms from a young child witnessing the revolution to her newfound position as bride after her marriage with Koschei, Tsar of Life.
Frata (Hungarian: Magyarfráta) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Berchieșu (Berkenyes), Frata, Oaș, Olariu, Pădurea Iacobeni, Poiana Frății (Bethlentanya), Răzoare (Rozor), and Soporu de Câmpie (Mezőszopor).
Raam is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by N.Shankar starring Nithiin, Genelia D'Souza and Hrishitaa Bhatt in lead roles and Krishnam Raju in a vital role. The film, produced by Nitin's father Sudhakar Reddy, has music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja and was released on 30 March 2006 to good responses. The film was later dubbed and released in Hindi as Jeene Do: Let Us Live in 2008 by Sumeet Arts.
Bythinini (Latin) is a tribe of small short-winged mould beetles from the supertribe Goniaceritae. It comprises over 600 species.
Arfaptin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ARFIP1 gene.
Mark E. Ferner is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Ferner was born in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Avner Treinin was an Israeli poet and professor of physical chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
"A Terrible Vengeance" (Russian: Страшная месть, romanized: Strashnaya mest') is a short Gothic horror story written by Nikolai Gogol. It was published in the second volume of his first short story collection, Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, in 1832, and it was probably written in late summer 1831.
Tan Hock Leong is Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Machang Bubok from March 2008 to May 2013. Tan Hock Leong announced exit PKR and contest as an Independent in 2013 general election and fail to retain seat.
Below the Waste is Art of Noise's fourth full-length original album and their last album for China Records before Anne Dudley re-formed the group with ZTT's Trevor Horn and Paul Morley for 1999's The Seduction of Claude Debussy. The album saw the group experimenting with world music, collaborating with South African Zulu group Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens, who provide a heavy layer of mostly non-English-language vocals on three tracks ("Yebo!", "Chain Gang" and "Spit"). The album was produced by Anne Dudley, Ted Hayton and J.J.
Grade 8 is the debut album by American nu metal/rap metal music group Grade 8. It was released on February 11, 2003 via Lava Records. The album failed to gain commercial success and resulted in Grade 8 being dropped from Lava.
'Ayn al-Tineh al-Sharqiyah (Arabic: عين التينة الشرقية; also known simply as Ayn al-Tineh) is a village in northern Syria located west of Homs in the Homs Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, 'Ayn al-Tineh al-Sharqiyah had a population of 1,135 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Alawites.
Borg is a tiny hamlet just north of the village of Bøstad in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the European route E10 highway in the central part of the island of Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. Borge Church is located near Borg.
Das Fürlines (sometimes spelled Das Fürleins) were an all-female punk-polka band that emerged from New York's Lower East Side in the mid-1980s. Though the band released a few songs on underground polka and holiday music compilations, Das Fürlines did not release any records of their own, opting instead to publish a cookbook. The band's tribute to German culture and music extended to include many songs by 1960s proto-punk group The Monks.
Derek Joel Lewis is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 90th House district since January 2019. His district includes Clay and Leslie counties as well as part of Laurel County.
Gowidon is a genus of arboreal lizards in the family Agamidae. It is monotypic with a single recognised species, Gowidon longirostris, commonly known as the long-snouted lashtail or long-nosed water dragon. It is found in Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Australia, and in New Guinea.
The second inauguration of James Monroe as president of the United States was held on Monday, March 5, 1821, in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol. The inauguration marked the commencement of the second four-year term of James Monroe as president and Daniel D.