Tura - A meteorite falling in the areas bordering Bangladesh created panic among the residents of the Garo Hills region. The meteorite, which fell inside Bangladesh, lit up the night sky around 10.30 pm last night. It was eagerly watched by the residents living along these areas.
The meteorite fell close to the Dumnikura BoP in the Sherpur district of Bangladesh, just beside the international border and the impact was heard even 40 km away from the area where it fell. Dumnikura is a border outpost in the South Garo Hills, very close to where five police personnel were killed last week.
A resident of the neighbouring Dalu village in West Garo Hills, Dipu Marak, was witness to the incident.
He said, "We heard a loud noise around 10.30 pm last night and immediately rushed outside. We were in a state of shock. The meteorite lit up the night sky and narrowly missed us."
Other local residents said the whole area shook under the impact of the fall and the light could be seen even on the Indian side of the border.
Panic-stricken people, who ran out of their houses, said that the sound resembled that of an aeroplane's at a close range.
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Comment: Recently, The New York Times published an article about our scientists underestimating the meteorite threat. We say that it's an understatement of the century, but that's beside the point. Just read the Comets and Catastrophe series to learn more. What is interesting, is that on the same date beside the mentioned article, the above article about the satellite threat was also displayed on the main page of the newspaper. And while it may give the untrained eye an impression that everything is under control, and that even if there are problems, at least the authorities take responsibility and devise possible ways to deal with potential cosmic threats, in reality it couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, we may be dealing with more lies and obfuscation.
It is certainly possible that in this particular case there is indeed a falling satellite, but the chances are that there is a possible cosmic threat they can't really cover up (remember the "uncontrolled entries"?), so they try to at least contain and manage the potential backlash from the public. Perception management, ladies and gentlemen, that's what they are after. So, get comfortable and prepare for the show.
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