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In 2002, Sierra Leone declared Bengali as an honorary official language in recognition of the contribution of Bangladeshi peacekeepers in the country.
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Jules Verne is often referred to as the 'Father of Science Fiction' for his pioneering novels like 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' and 'Journey to the Center of the Earth'.
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'From Third World to First' is the memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore, detailing the country's transformation.
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The Bengali word 'Shardhashata' (সার্ধশত) refers to the number one hundred and fifty (150), often used in the context of anniversaries (e.g., 150th birth anniversary).
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Bangladesh celebrated the 112th birth anniversary of the National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on May 25, 2011. He was born in 1899.
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'Slumdog Millionaire' won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 81st Academy Awards honoring films from 2008.
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The first Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded in 1969 to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen for developing applied dynamic models.
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The 2011 Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Christopher A. Sims and Thomas J. Sargent for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy.
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Mo Yan, a Chinese novelist, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012. The committee cited his 'hallucinatory realism' which merges folk tales, history, and the contemporary.
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, and Tawakkol Karman jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize (awarded in 2011) for their non-violent struggle for women's safety and rights.