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Basic GK Lecture-5

Recent Affairs

❖ Who has been appointed as the first women Vice-Chancellor of Jagannath


University?
Answer: Sadeka Halim
❖ Which country is mediating the ceasefire in the Plaestine Israel war?
Answer: United States, Qatar and Egypt
❖ Which is the top poorest district in Bangladesh?
Answer: Kurigram
❖ 60th The United States presidential election will be on
Answer: November 05, 2024
❖ Who is the author of the book The Blood Telegram: Nickson, Kissinger
and A Forgotten Genocide?
Answer: Gary J. Bass
❖ Chittagong Hill Tracts Land Dispute Settlement Commission was formed
in which year?
Answer: 1999
❖ Global music Platform Sportify has recognized who is the top artist of
Bangladesh in 2023?
Answer: Tanvir Ivan
❖ How many were the members of the advisory council of independent
Bangladesh government?
Answer: 6
❖ On which date is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
celebrated?
Answer: 3 December
❖ What is the name of the current system in which the bank loan interest is
determined?
Answer: SMART ( Six months Moving Average Rate of Treasury Bill).
❖ What is the name of the air unit of Mukti Bahini?’
Answer: Kilo Flight
❖ According to the recent notice of Bangladesh Bank, up to how many
dollars a customer can deposit as resident foreign currency deposit?
Answer: 10 thousand dollars

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❖ When does Bangladesh launch its 5G network service on trial basis?


Answer: 12 December 2021.
❖ When will Bangladesh exit the LDC category?
Answer: 24 November 2026.
❖ Which City is the world’s first paperless city?
Answer: Dubai.
❖ Which country has declared Hamas as a terrorist group?
Answer: United Kingdom.
❖ Which country plans to build the world’s first ‘Bitcoin City?
Answer: El Salvador
❖ What is the name of the currently used method of calculating inflation?
Answer: COICOP
❖ Who is the longest serving femail prime minister in the world according
to Forbes Magazine?
Answer: Sheikh Hasina
❖ Where is Tilawa Port located?
Answer: Myanmar

সাম্প্রতিক বাাংলাদেশ
১। The survey of Bangladesh is under -
Ministry of Defence.
২। According to the FAO, Bangladesh ranks third in rice production only among
the six main food products of the world.
In Bangladesh the per capita calorie consumption is 2,614 calories. Of the total
calories, 1,288 calories is from rice and wheat or other food grain.
৩। According to FAO, Bangladesh ranks among the top ten countries in the world
in the production of 22 agricultural products.
৪। Bangladesh clinched their first ever ODI and T-20 win against New Zealand.

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সাম্প্রতিক আন্তর্জাতিক (২০-২৫ তিদসম্বর)


১। Finland has awarded the International Gender Equality prize for 2023 to an
NGO in Afghanistan that provides shelters for women, and works to promote and
protect women's rights in the Taliban-controlled country.

২। Bhutan plans to build a "Gelephu Smartcity Project" along the Assam border.

৩। The Leif Erikson Lunar Prize, named after the legendary Norse explorer Leif
Erikson, is an annual accolade presented by the Exploration Museum in Husavik,
Iceland. ISRO, the Indian Space Research Organisation, received the Leif Erikson
Lunar Prize as recognition for its significant contributions and commitment to
lunar exploration, highlighting the achievements of the Chandrayaan-3 mission.

৪। Plastic rocks have been discovered in 11 countries across five continents,


indicating a widespread issue of global plastic pollution with potential harm to
ocean sustainability and human health.

৫। Bhupender Yadav unveiled the G20 report titled 'A Green and Sustainable
Growth Agenda for the Global Economy' in New Delhi
৬। The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that over one million children
in Afghanistan are facing severe malnutrition, necessitating immediate
international aid and funding to address the escalating crisis.
৭। Bengaluru Airport’s T2 has earned global recognition for its exceptional design
and beauty, being named among the 'world's most beautiful airports' by UNESCO's
Prix Versailles 2023
৮। The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, has been extended a special
invitation to be the chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations.
৯। China recently prohibited the export of technology associated with Rare Earth
Metals, impacting global supply chains as it accounts for 90% of global refined
output.
১০। The R21/Matrix-M vaccine became the second malaria vaccine to achieve
WHO prequalification; the first one was the RTS, S/AS01 vaccine.

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অন্যান্য-
১। The International Tennis Federation named Novak Djokovic and Aryna
Sabalenka as its "world champions" of 2023 after their performances at this year's
Grand Slams.

২। Google Maps is set to undergo a transformative upgrade in India with new


features powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

৩। The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2024 ; Top country - Denmark
and Bottom Country - Saudi Arabia.

৪। According to the World Bank's Migration and Development Brief, India


secured the top position in global remittances in 2023 (Bangladesh ; 7th Position).

৫। Poet-critic Sukrita Paul Kumar has been named as the sixth recipient of the
Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize for her book "Salt & Pepper: Selected Poems."

৬। India for the first time invited bids for 20 critical mineral blocks, including
lithium and graphite.

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