Ashik Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi skydiver, set a new Guinness World Record by freefalling from a plane with the Bangladesh flag, achieving the ‘Greatest Distance Freefall with a Banner/Flag.’ He broke Indian skydiver Jitin Vijayan’s previous record by approximately 1,500 feet, with a total freefall distance of about 38,000 feet. Guinness World Records confirmed Ashik's accomplishment on Monday. Ashik, who aimed to break two records, expressed his satisfaction with this recognition. His record-setting jump, dubbed 'The Largest Flag Flown in Stratosphere,' occurred on May 25 in Memphis, USA, featuring a flag nearly 7 square feet in size.
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109 words · 36 secDU removes ‘Shaheed Osman Hadi Hall’ name, brings back ‘Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall’
Dhaka University removed the “Shaheed Osman Hadi Hall” nameplate from Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall on 30 September, restoring the original name. The Hadi nameplate had been installed by students without university approva…
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