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The Swedish Academy will announce the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday in Stockholm. Last year's prize went to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, whose surreal and often chaotic novels combine a dark view of the world with sharp humor. The Nobel judges praised his work for defending the power of art in the face of “apocalyptic terror.” Three science-related Nobel Prizes were announced earlier this week. The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to three scientists whose research helped develop a technique that uses light to better understand how the brain works. The physics prize honored a scientist for work that helped explain the nature of a rare type of neutrino. The chemistry prize went to two scientists whose research helped explain unusual mirror-image structures in molecules, a breakthrough that has contributed to the development of many medicines. The Nobel announcements will continue Friday with the peace prize. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences will be announced Monday. This year's Nobel prize money is 12 million Swedish kronor, or about $1.2 million. The amount is the same whether the prize is awarded to an individual, a small group of laureates or an organization.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is set to announce the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday in Stockholm. Last year, three scientists received the physics Nobel for their research into quantum tunneling, a phenomenon involving the unusual behavior of subatomic particles. Their work contributed to the highly sensitive measurements used in MRI machines and helped establish foundations for improved mobile phones and faster computers. The announcement of this year's Nobel prizes began Monday with the medicine prize, which was awarded to three scientists whose research contributed to the development of a technique that uses light to investigate how the brain functions. The Nobel announcements will continue Wednesday with the chemistry prize, followed by the literature prize on Thursday. The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday, while the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is scheduled to be announced on Oct. 12. The prize money this year stands at 12 million Swedish kronor, equivalent to about $1.2 million. The amount will be awarded whether the prize goes to an individual, a small group of laureates or an organization.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs today (July 02, 2023) summoned Jakob Etaat, Chargé d’Affaires (CDA) at the Swedish Embassy in Dhaka, to protest burning of a copy of the Holy Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm. Salwan Momika, said to be an Iraqi living in Sweden, set fire to a copy of Islam’s holy book outside Stockholm’s central mosque on Wednesday, according to BBC. Earlier on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the “deplorable act” in a statement published on the ministry’s official Facebook page. Also read: Dhaka strongly condemns burning of Quran outside Mosque in Sweden “Bangladesh expressed grave concern over such heinous acts of insulting the sacred values and religious symbols of the Muslims in the name of ‘freedom of expression,’” the statement read. “Bangladesh yet again urged all concerned to put an end to such unwarranted provocations for the sake of harmony and peaceful coexistence,” the statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs added. Also read: Sweden arrest 5 suspected of terror, ties to Quran burning The Quran burning was condemned by many Muslim-majority countries. Meanwhile, the Swedish government said it strongly rejects the Islamophobic act committed by individuals in Sweden. This act in no way reflects the opinions of the Swedish government, according to the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Also read: Bangladesh strongly condemns burning of Holy Quran in Denmark