n 31 January 2006. LMT 4.30 pm, a piece of meteorite has fallen at Shingpara village in Thakurgaon, northwest district of Bangladesh, 500 km away from the capital city Dhaka.Local people first identify it as a `fireball’ hit on the ground. It makes 3.5ft deep hole when it hit on earth and made an 11.5 dia c.m hole. Then local people informed nearest police station about its existence. Police collected it and reserved it in Police station. Hearing the news a five-member Astronomy group of Anushandhitshu Chokro Science Organization. Rush to the place to investigate the matter. After proper observation, the observation team confirmed it as a meteorite.

Anushandhitshu Chokro Astronomy Group already researches the Meteorite.
Some information stated bellow:
Weight

2.5 K.G.
Height

12.5 cm
Element

Stony Iron

To see pictures of Meteorite, visit WWW.achokro.org

If you are interested to investigate about the Meteorite., Please inform and contact us.

N U Islam
(In charge of Astronomy Group)
Anushandhitshu Chokro Science Org.
48/1 South Mugdapara, Dhaka-1214, Bangladesh.
Telephone: +88-0176680360, +88-01720589486.
E-mail: opuastro@yahoo.com, achokro@gmail.com