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🔴𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 Team🔴  Bangladesh wins their 150 th ODI

 Captain of Bangladesh Men's Cricket against Ireland.
National Team:  ICC Men's T20 Cricketer of the year:
 ODI - Tamim Iqbal. Surya kumar Yadav. (India)
 Test - Shakib Al Hasan.  ICC Women's T20 Cricketer of the year
 T20I - Shakib Al Hasan. :TahilaMcgrath. (Australia).
 Head Coach: ChandikaHathurusingha.

 Captain of Bangladesh Women‟s

Cricket National Team: Nigar Sultana.
 Head Coach: Hashan Tillakaratne.
Related Info
 Which Bangladeshi Player is
awardedhonorary lifetime Membership
of MCC? Ans:Mashrafe bin Mortaza.
 Who has emerged as the fastest 13th ICC ODI World Cup – 2023
Bank
Bangladeshi to hit a T20 international Dates : 5th October to 19 November 2023.
GK
fifty? Official Logo :Navarasa. (Nine Emotions).
Review
Host Country : India. Team : 10
Ans:Liton Das (50 in just 18 balls
for Total Match : 48 Total Vanue : 12
against Ireland).
 How many test matches won
Preli, 🔴Bangladesh Football Team🔴
Bangladesh so far? Ans: 17 (Till May

Written Captain of Bangladesh Men's Football
2023). & Viva National Team: Jamal Bhuyan.
 Which Bangladesh's player recorded the
highest number of wickets takers in T20  Head Coach: Javier Fernandez Cabrera
international? Ans:Shakib Al Hasan. (Spain).
 Which Bangladeshi Player achieved the  Captain of Bangladesh Women‟s
milestone of 15000 runs? Football National Team: Sabina Khatun.
Ans:Tamim Iqbal.  Head Coach: Golam Rabbani Choton.
 Who is the all-time leading wicket-taker Related Info
in T20 international?  Whose statue has been placed in South
Ans: Shakib Al Hasan. American Football Association's
 ICC T20 Women‟s World Cup - 2023 (CONMEBOL) museum along with
champion - Australia. Diego Maradona and Pele?
 ICC T20 Women‟s world cup - 2023  Ans: Lionel Messi. (He is called the
hosted by South Africa. world's football dominator)
 ICC T20 Women‟s world cup will be  Who is the Laureus World Sportsman of
hosted by Bangladesh in 2024. the Year?Ans:Lionel Messi
 Which Bangladeshi Player took place  Who is the winner of the L'Equipe
in ICC Men's ODI squad - Mehedi Magazine award 'Champion of
Hasan Miraz. Champions' 2023?
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Ans:Lionel Messi (Score - 808).  Champion - Bangladesh.

 Which footballer has most the number  Best Player Award - Shamsunnahar Jr.
of goals in international matches?  Which country has won SAFF U-17
Ans: Cristiano Ronaldo (122) women's championship?
 Which country has won SAFF U-17 Ans: Russia (Runner up : Bangladesh).
women's championship? Australia Open 2023 Champion :
Ans: Russia (Runner up : Bangladesh) Men Novak Djokovic (Servia)
22nd FIFA World Cup – 2022 Women ArynaSabalenka (Belarus)
Dates: 20th Nov-18th Dec.
Champion: Argentina (3rd Title) 🔴 Upcoming Sports Events🔴
Runner Up: France Event Host Year
Golden Boot: KylianMbappe (8 goals) 9th FIFA Women‟s Australia, New 2023
Golden Ball: Lionel Messi World Cup Zealand
Golden Gloves: Emiliano Martinez 25th Olympic Milano Cortina, 2026
(Winter) Italy
Bank 33rd Olympic Paris, France 2024
𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐀 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 GK (Summer)
Review 34th Olympic Los Angeles, 2028
Best Men's Player : Lionel Messi (Summer) USA
(Argentina) for 35th Olympic Brisbane, 2032
Best Women's Alexia Putellas (Summer) Australia
Player: (Spain) 36th Olympic India 2036
Best Men's Emiliano Martinez (Summer)
Goalkeeper: (Argentina) 37th Olympic China 2040
(Summer)
Best Women's Mary Earps Preli,
13th Cricket World India 2023
Goalkeeper: (England) Written Cup
Best Men's Coach: Lionel Scaloni 14th Cricket World South Africa, 2027
(Argentina) & Viva
Cup Zimbabwe,
Best Women's Sarina Wiegman Namibia
Coach: (England) 15th Cricket World Bangladesh, 2031
Best Puskas Award: Marcin Oleksy Cup India
(Poland) 13th ICC ODI World India and Sri 2024
Best Fan Award: Argentina Fan. Cup (Women) Lanka.
9TH T-20 World Cup West Indies, 2024
USA
🔴Others Sports🔴 10th T-20 World Cup India, Sri Lanka 2026
 First Edition of Asian Indoor Athletes 11th T-20 World Cup Australia, New 2028
Zealand
Championship - 2023 took place at 12th T-20 World Cup England, Ireland, 2030
Kazakhstan SportsPlace in Astana. Scotland
 10th to 12th February. ICC T20 World Cup Bangladesh 2024
 The first Bangladeshi gold medallist at (Women)
ICC T20 World Cup England 2026
the Asian Indoor Athletes (Women)
Championship - Imranur Rahman.
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 SAFF U-20 Women‟s Championship to Sports-Related Trophy, Key-terms and
takeplace in Bangladesh. Fundamental parts.
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Arab League  Concept has given by “Jim O‟Neil”.

 Established: 1945.  Previous Name – BRIC (2006)
 Members: 22 (Initial Members: 6 - Egypt,  BRICS Established – 2011 (Initial Creation
Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria) by Russia).
 Headquarters: Cairo, Egypt.  2023 BRICS Summit – South Africa.
 AvieA‡jigymwjg †`k nqIBivb (Iran)  Recently 19 countries have expressed
Aviejx‡Mim`m¨ bq| interest in joining the BRICS Grouping.
 Syria rejoined Arab League on 7 May 2023. G-20
 Arab League suspended Syria's membership  18th G20 Summit 2023: Kashmir, India.
in 2011.  G-20 President for 2023: Narendra Modi
 Arab League Gi Secretary General: Ahmed (India)
AboulGheit.  Recently 3 key member countries Boycott
the G-20 summit China, Turkey, and
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Revie Japan.
 African Union Gi Chair of the Commission -
w  Dates: May 19, 2023 – May 21, 2023.
Moussa Faki;  G7 president 2023: Japan (Fumio
 OIC Gi Secretary General - Hissein Ibrahim for
Kishida).
Taha.
 Ukraine GiPresident - Volodymyr Zelensky. Preli, USA Financial Crisis
New Development Bank (NDB) Writt  USA Present and 1st Female Secretary of
 The current member of the New en
Treasurer: Janet Yellen.
&
Development Bank (NDB) - 8 (Last
Viva  Central Bank: Federal Reserve System
Member: Egypt). (Est: 1913)
 Present & First Woman President of New  Chairman: Jerome Powell.
Development Bank (NDB) - Dilma Rousseff  Regulatory Authority: Federal Deposit
(Brazil). Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
 Established: 15 July 2014.  Three banks collapsed in the history of
 Headquarters: Shanghai, China. the USA. (Washington Mutual Bank
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) (2008), Recently Silicon Valley Bank,
 The Current member of the North Atlantic and Signature Bank.
Treaty Organisation (NATO) - 31 (Last  First Republic Bank brought by J.P.
Member: Finland). Morgan Chase & Co.
 Initial Member: 12 Schengen Treaty
 Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium.  Singed: 1985
 Secretary General: Jens Stoltenberg.  Come to force: 26 March 1995
 Finland joined NATO on 4 April 2023.  Initial Singing Country: 5 (Belgium,
 NATO was established: 4 April 1949. France, West Germany, Luxembourg,
 Russia shares borders with six NATO Netherlands) Present Member: 27
countries.  Last Member: Croatia (1st January 2023)
 Asian NATO member: Turkey.  Euro Currency was introduced on 1st
BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa  January 1999.
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 Father of Euro Currency - Robert Mundell.  When was the inauguration of King Charles
 Euro Currency Issued by European Central III (40th )take place? Ans: 6 May 2023.
Bank.  When do diplomatic relations between Iran
 Total Euro Currency Adopted by 26 and UAE re-established?Ans: 5 April 2023.
Countries.  Which country mediates the peace talks
 Last Adopted Country - Croatia between Saudi-Houthi to resolve the
(01/01/2023)
conflict in Yemen? Ans: Oman.
 Euro Currency Adopted by EU Country - 20.
 Which country mediates to rebuild
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diplomatic relations between Iran-Saudi?
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Ans: China (10th March 2023)
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 Which County has replaced Russia as
European Central Bank (ECB)
Europe‟s top crude oil supplier?
 Established: 1st June, 1998
 Treaty for Establishment: Treaty of
Ans: The USA.
Amsterdam.  Which organization is going to introduce a
 Headquarters: Frankfurt, Germany. new international currency to stop the
 Current President: Christine Lagarde. monopoly of the US Dollar? Ans: BRICS
Recent Update  According to Forbes, who is the current
 Which country is elected president of the richest man in the world? Ans: Bernard
IOC Regional Committee for the Central Arnault. (His Company‟s name is LVMH).
Indian Ocean for the year 2023-25?  Which is the top city with traffic jams?
Ans: Bangladesh. Bank Ans: Lagos, Nigeria. (Dhaka 5th)
 Which Country has recently passed the bill GK  Which Country is going to Build the
in the House of Commons on International Review world‟s largest chip Canter? Ans: South
Mother Language Day? Ans: Canada. for Korea.
 Where is “Bangladesh Street” located?  What is the name of the deepest fish that has
Ans: New York. (Bangladesh Avenue and been filmed in Japan recently?
Bangla Bazar Avenue are also located in Preli, Ans:Snailfish (Pseudo Liparis Snailfish)
Writte  What are the names of the first woman and
New York). n
 Who is the first Muslim First Minister of & Viva African American astronauts to fly to the
Scotland? Ans: Humza Yousaf. moon?
 When Myanmar‟s Junta Govt. declared the Ans:Christina Koch and Victor Glover.
dissolution of the National League for  What is the name of the newly elected
Democracy? Ans: 28 March 2023. president of the World Bank?
 Which former president was the first in Ans:Ajay Banga.
American history to be arrested for a  Based on which president's life the movie
Criminal offense? The Prisoner in His Palace' will be
Ans: Donald Trump on 4 April 2023. made?Ans:Saddam Hussein.
 Which country recently suspend its  Nobel Prize-winning writer who is the latest
membership from New Start? addition to the forever stamp of the US
Ans: Russia (21 February 2023) Postal Service? Ans:Toni Morrison.
 What is the name of the world‟s first Drone  What is the name of the AI news presenter
Carrier battleship? introduced by Kuwait? Ans:Fedha
Ans: TCG Anadolu, Turkey.  Which country has built the first successful
 When UAE and Israel CEPA Agreement digital Society? Ans: Estonia.
came into force? Ans: 1 April 2023.  When did Germany shut down nuclear
energy?
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  The currency of the economic community of

Ans: 15 April 2023. (First Started in 1967). West African States: The Eco.
 Which country is Wagner Group based in?  Argentina reopen its Embassy in
Ans: Russia. Bangladesh: on 27 February 2023.
 Who is called the Gandhi of Turkey? Related Info
Ans: Kemal Kilicdaroglu.  UN Global GDP Forecast (2023): 1.9%
 Who is called the Gandhi of Borders?  Capital of Haiti - Port-au-Prince.
Ans: Abdul Ghaffar Khan.  we‡k¦ime‡P‡qeo I RgKv‡jvKvwb©fvj - Samba
 Busiest Airport in the world: Dubai, UAE. (Brazil).
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9 March 2023)
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 Recently China has imposed sanctions on 2
 The Smallest river in the world - Roe River.
countries: 1) Lithuania 2) South Korea.
 Time Magazine Person of the Year 2022-
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Ukraine.
(Approved by US Food & Drug  1st Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup
Administration) Champion - India.
Bank
 m¤cÖwZReserveBank of India 2000 রুwcg~j¨gv‡bi GK  b‡i›`ª †gvw`‡K wb‡qwewewmiwbwg©Z Z_¨wPÎ- India:
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 When WHO lifted the global emergency of  Rvg©vbxi ˆZwiAZ¨vaywbKhy× U¨v¼- Leopard 2
for
Covid-19? Ans: 5th May 2023. (Declare  M1 Abrams - hy× U¨v¼wU ˆZwiK‡i– United
Emergency of Covid-19: 30/01/2020) States.
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Preli,
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& Viva
Sultan Al Neyadi. Jacinda Ardern.
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(RSV)UxKvibvg- Arexvy. (Labor Party).
 fvi‡ZibZzbcvj©v‡g›Ufeb D™¢ab nq - 28/05/2023  China‟s NEW Prime Minister: Li Qiang.
(Architect: Bimal Patel)(Capacity-1272 MP)  Nepal President: Ram Chandra Poudel.
 First Chief Hit Officer of Asia – Bushra Chat GPT
Afreen. (Total 8 CHO globally)  Official Website: chat.openai.com
 m‡e©v”P 28 eviGfv‡i÷ RqK‡ib :Kami Rita  Parent Org.: OpenAI
Sherpa (Nepal)  CEO: Sam Altman.
 Top Car exporter country – China (2nd  Chat GPT 3 version started on a trial basis
Japan) on 30 November 2022.
 Barbados is known as Little England.  Chat GPT 4 version started on a trial basis
 Argentina & Brazil Gi Awfbœgy`ªv: The Sur. on 13 March 2023.
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Note:Which first European Country ban AI 49th G-7Conference(2023) Hiroshima, Japan

chatbot, Chat GPT technology? Ans: Italy. 50th G-7Conference(2024) Italy
51stG-7Conference(2025) Canada
 Electronic Car 'Tesla' Gi wbg©v ZvcÖwZôv‡biCEO - NATO 2023 Lithuania
Elon Musk. BIMSTEC 2023 Thailand
 AI Technology of Elan Musk – TruthGPT. Commonwealth 2022 Kigali, Rwanda.
 New CEO of Twitter: Linda Yaccarino, USA. Commonwealth 2023 Trinidad and
 Which car company has joined Goole to offer Tobago
Commonwealth 2024 Samoa
cars with supercomputers like performance ?
ASEAN 2023 Indonesia
Ans: Mercedes-Benz. ASEAN 2024 Laos
 Bangladesh is 3rd in terms of Facebook users.
Greenhouse Gas & Carbon Emission Prize and Award
Highest Greenhouse Gas 1. China  International Booker Prize 2023 winner
Emission 2. USA Georgi Gospodinov for Time Shelter.
Per Capita Greenhouse Gas Kuwait
(Translated from Bulgarian by Angela
Emission
Rodel)
Highest Carbon Emission China
 Abel Award Winner: Luis Caffarelli,
Per Capita Carbon Emission Qatar
Argentina.
95th Academy Award (OSCARS)
Current Organization Head
WTO D.G Ngozi OkonjoIwella  OSCARS is the most prestigious, significant
UN G.S Antonio Guterrws award in the entertainment industry.
IMF President Kristalina Georgieva  First Awarded: 1929
Chief Pierre Olivier  Presented by: Academy of Motion Picture
Eco. Georinchas Ba
Arts and Science (AMPAS)
WB President David Malpass nk
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ICC CEO Geoff Allardice G Best Actress Michelle Yeoh – Everything
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FAO CEO Cindy Mccain ati Best All Quiet on the Western Front
Cinematography
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19th G-20Conference(2024) Brazil ten Interest.”.
COP-28 (2023) UnitedArabEmirat & Best Actor Koji Yakusho for “Perfect Days”
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Vi Grasses.”
COP-29 (2024) Australia
COP-30 (2025) Belem, Brazil. va Best Tran Anh Hung for “The Pot-au-
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Recent Important Index 2023

Index Highest Bangladesh
Henley Passport Index 2022 Japan & Singapore 100 (40 Countries Entrance
without Visa)
World Happiness Report 2023 Finland 118th
Global Passport Power Rank 2023 UAE 182nd
Global Prosperity Index 2023 Denmark 124th
Arms Trade Index 2023 USA (Export); India (Import) 25th in Import.
Global Language Scenario English in User. 7th in User.
Mandarin in Mother Tongue. 5th in Mother Tongue.
Advanced Technology Index 2023 USA 126th
Military Strength Index 2023 1. USA2. Russia 3. China 40th (3rd in South Asia)
Press Freedom Index 2023 Norway 165th

Presidential Election of Turkiye The Republic of Turkiye

 Turkiye New President: Recep Tayyip  Capital: Ankara
Erdogan (3 rd Title in a row, Vote cast –  Currency: Lira.
52.1%)  Central Bank: The Central Bank of the
 Political Party: AK Party (Justice and Republic of Turkey.
Development Party)  Istanbul City straddles Europe and Asia.
 cÖ_gevi †cÖwm‡W›Uwbe©vwPZnb 2014 mv‡j| (Asia & Europe are connected by
Bosphorus Strait).
GDP GROWTH RATE :
 7.25% - (Economic Review 2022 Initial Report)
 7.10% - (Economic Review 2022 Final Report)
 7.50% - (Budget 2022-23)
 6.50% - (Adjusted Budget 2022-23)
INFLATION RATE :
 9.24% - (April - Point To Pont)
 9.33% - (March - Point To Pont)
 8.39% - (March - 12 Month Average)
 5.6% - (Budget 2022-23)
 5.83% - (Economic Review 2022)
PER CAPITA INCOME :
 2824 USD - (Economic Review 2022 Initial Report)
 2793 USD (Economic Review 2022 Final Report)
PER CAPITA GDP :
 2723 USD - (Economic Review 2022 Initial Report)
 2687 USD - (Economic Review 2022 Final Report)
SECTORWISE CONTRIBUTION ON GDP :
Agricultural Sector :
 11.50% - (Economic Review 2022 Initial Report)
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 11.61% - (Economic Review 2022 Final Report)

Industrial Sector :
 37.07% - (Economic Review 2022 Initial Report)
 36.92% - (Economic Review 2022 Final Report)
Service Sector :
 51.44% - (Economic Review 2022 Initial Report)
 51.48% - (Economic Review 2022 Final Report)
Labor Force:
 Agriculture : 40.6% (Economic Review 2022)
 Industry : 20.4% (Economic Review 2022)
 Service : 39% (Economic Review 2022)
Note:
· IMF GDP Growth Forecast of Bangladesh (2022-23) : 5.5%
· IFM Inflation Forecast of Bangladesh (2022-23) : 8.9%
· UN GDP Growth Forecast of Bangladesh (2023) : 6%
· UN Inflation Forecast of Bangladesh (2023) : 7.4%

India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline

India - Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline has inaugurated on 18 March
2023. (Length: 131.57 km; India 5 km, BD 126.57km)
→ Finance: Numaligarh Refinery Limited and Bangladesh Petroleum
Corporation.
→ Route: Siliguri in West Bengal to the Parbatipur depot of Dinajpur.
Note: Adani Group has started to supply electricity as a trial basis on 25
March 2023. (Length 244 km)
→ Contract Tenure: 25 years.

→ Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and valiant freedom fighter Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury
died on 11 april 2023.
→ Name of the Saree made from Banana tree : Kalabati Saree.
→ Bangladesh Natural History Museum has located in Cox‟s bazar.
→BD's 1st Submarine Station : BNS Sheikh Hasina, Pekua, Cox‟s Bazar.
→1st BD's National Browser : Torjoni.
→ BD's Diabetics Rice : BRRI Dhan 105.
→ Now Jute is a Agricultural Product.
→ BBS will publish quarterly GDP data from 2024.
→ Winner of Best Film in Bangladesh Film Festival 2023: Muhammad Quayum (Kura
Pokkhir Shunne Ura).
→ Current Name of the former Sonali Bank Limited : Sonali Bank PLC.
→ Jashore Land Port Introduced E-gate on 4th March 2023.
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→ Bangabandhu Pierre Trudeau Agricultural Research Center located on

Gazipur.
→ Argentina reopen their Ambassador in Bangladesh on 27 February 2023.
→ Regional Partner of Argentina Football Association : Bkash.
Present Governor of Bangladesh Bank : Abdur Rouf Talukder. (12th)
→ 1st Governor of BB: A.N.M Hamidullah.
1st Woman Deputy Governor of BB : Nazneen Sultana.
→ 2nd Woman Deputy Governor of BB : Nurun Nahar.
Fist fimale Finance Secretary : Fatima Yasmin.

রাষ্ট্রপতি ঴মাচার
Present President (22nd) : Mohammed Shahabuddin (Chuppu).
→ Former district Judge and a Commissioner of Anti-Corruption
Commission.
→ বিতমান রাষ্ট্রপতি বযক্তি ত঵঴াবব ১৮ িম।
→ Current President takes oath on 24 April 2023.
→ Birth: 10 April, 1949 in Pabna.
→Book: এতগবে যাবব বাাং঱াবেল৷
Former President: Muhammad Abdul Hamid.
→ Books:
1) Amar Jibonniti, Amar Rajniti.
1) Swopno Joyer Iccha.
→1st President of Bangladesh: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Total Population : 16.98 crore (Population Census 2022 adjusted report)
Total Population : 16.51 crore (Population Census 2022 initial report)
Total Population : 16.91 crore (Economic Review 2022)

Rorul Population: 68.34% (Population Census 2022)

Urban Population: 31.66% (Population Census 2022)

Density of Population : 1119 per sq. Km (Population Census 2022)

Density of Population : 1140 per sq. Km (Economic Review 2022)

Ratio of male and Female : 98.4 : 100 (Population Census 2022)

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Ratio of male and Female : 100.2 : 100 (Eco. Review 2022)

Population Growth Rate : 1.22% (Population Census 2022)
Population Growth Rate : 1.37% (Economic Review 2022)

Literacy Rate : 74.66% (Population Census 2022)

Literacy Rate : 75.2% (Economic Review 2022)
Literacy Rate : 74% (খানা আে-বযাে জতরপ 2022)

Poverty rate : 18.7% (খানা আে-বযাে জতরপ)

Poverty Rate: 20.5% (Economic Review 2022)

Acute rate : 5.6% (খানা আে-বযাে জতরপ 2022)

Acute Poverty Rate: 10.5% (Economic Review 2022)

Total Nuber of Tribal Group : 50 (Largest: Chakma)

1) On which date a special session was held to mark the 50th anniversary of Jatiyo
Songsad?
Ans: 6-10 April 2023.
Note: First Special Session was held on 8-19 November 2020 to mark the Bangabandhu's
birth centenary.
এই পযন্ত ত জািীে ঴াং঴বে েুটি তববল঳ অতিববলন ঵বেবে। ঴াং঴ে অতিববলন আ঵বান
কবরন ম঵ামানয রাষ্ট্রপতি।
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is Asia's Iron lady. - The Economist. (A British based
weekly Newspaper)
Sheikh Hasina new star of East. - Khaleej Times (A UAE based daily Newspaper)
Remittance: 17.72B (July 2022 - April 2023)
Forex Reserve : 30.96B USD. (April 2023)
Inflation rate 9.24% (April 2023)

36th Non-financial Institutions

Total Non-Bank Financial Organisation : 36
36th Non-Bank financial organisation : Nagad Financial PLC.
The regulatory organisation of Non-bank financial organisation : Bangladesh Bank.
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Reference books
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Famous Books
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Famous Books
Al-Biruni Kitabul Hind
Ibn-Battuta KitabulRihla
Plato The Republic
Aristotle The Politics
Machiavelli The Prince
Adam Smith Wealth of Nation
Russo The Social Contract
Karl Marx Das Capital
Maxim Gorky The Mother
Alfred North Whitehead and Principia Mathematica
Bertrand Russell
Isaac Newton Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Bangabandhu The unfinished Memoirs
The prison diaries.
The voice of freedom
New china:1952
Sheikh Hasina My Father My Bangladesh
Democracy in distress
Development for the masses
Sheikh Mujib Amar Pita
Living in tears
People and Democracy
Rahman Sobhan, Rounaq Jahan Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: Philosophy, Politics, and
Polices.
Bill Gates How to prevent the next pandemic
The road ahead
How to avoid a climate disaster
Michael Lewis A Premonition: A Pandemic Story
Adam Tooze Shutdown
Md. Munir Hossain Khan Create the World Without Disease
Dani Rodrik The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of the World
Economy
AbdulrazakGurnah Paradise
Gravel Heart
After lives
Annie Ernaux (2022 Nobel) The Years
A Woman‟s Story
A Girl‟s Story
Damon Galgut The promise
The Impostor
Amartya Sen Development vs freedom
One economic inequality
Home in the World: A Memoir
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Poverty and famines

The idea of justice
Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Good Economics and Hard Times
Duflo Poor Economics
Jawaharlal Nehru The Discovery of India
Glimpses of World History
APJ Abul Kalam Wings of Fire
India Wins Freedom
Arundhati Roy The God of Small Things
Geetanjali Shree Tomb of Sand
E.M. Forster A passage to India
Fidel Castro The Strategic Victory
Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom
Adolf Hitler Mein Kampf
Gabriel Garcia Marquez One Hundred Years of Solitude
Orhan Pamuk My Name Is Red
Winston Churchill Memories of the Second World War
Bill Clinton My Life
Henry Kissinger White House Years
Bottomless Basket (Statement About BD)
Barak Obama Change well can believe in
Dreams from My Father
Audacity and Hope
A Promised Land
Donald Trump Our Journey Together
Maggie Haberman Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of
America.
Hillary Clinton Living History (Autobiographic)
Hard Choice
Joe Biden Promises to keep
Promise me, Dad
Kamala Harris The Truths We hold
Dr. Younus A world without poverty
Banker to the Poor
Akbar Ali Khan Pararthaparatara Arthaniti
Discovery of Bangladesh
TahmimaAnam A Golden age
A Good Muslim
The Startup wife
Gunnar Myrdal The Asian Drama
Parvez Musharraf In the line of fire: A Memoir
Benazir Bhutto Daughter of the East
Archer K. Blood The cruel birth of Bangladesh
Gary J. Bass The Blood Telegram
J.F.R Jaco Surrender at Dacca: Birth of a nation
Anthony Mascarenhas The Rape of Bangladesh
Bangladesh: A legacy of Blood
Mohsen Al-Arishi (Egyptian) Devine Destiny: The Legend of a Father, A daughter, and the Holy
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Bond
Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea
Leo Tolstoy War and Peace
Franz Kafka The Metamorphosis
Sun Tzu The Art of War
John Austin Pride and Prejudice
Fyodor Dostoevsky Crime and Punishment
Samuel P. Huntington The Clash of Civilizations
Jonathon Swift Gulliver‟s Travels
Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities
Oliver Twist
J.K. Rowling Harry Potter
H.G. Wells The Time Machine
David Diop At night all blood is black
Charles Robert Darwin The Origin of the Species
The Descent of Man
Stephen Hawking A Brief History of Time
The theory of everything
Brief Answer to the Big Question
Steven Lee Myers The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin
Joshua Cohen The Netamyahus
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex Spare (Autobiography)
Question Part
Part – 1: Multiple-Choice Questions
The author of the book „Unstoppable: My Life So Far‟ is 
Ans: Maria Sharapova
The Harry Potter series is written by
Ans: J K Rowling
Paradise Lost was written by
Ans: John Milton
Part – 2: Written Questions
1) 'Mein Kampf' is the autobiography of whom? Uttara Bank PO-Written- 2021
Answer: Adolf Hitler
2) Who wrote the noble Gravel Heart (2017)? BB AD - Written-2021
Answer: AbdulrazakGurnah
3) Who wrote the novel „How to Prevent the Next Pandemic‟? Com. 9 Banks OG - Written-2018
Answer: Bill Gates
4) Who is the author of the book Principia Mathematica? Uttara Bank – Written - (AO-Cash) – 2022
Answer: Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell
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1) BBC bangla radio stopped their broadcast on- 1) Which company manufactured Bangabandhu
2) Binimoy launched on- satellite-1 ?
3) Which city will host the summer Olympic 2028? 2) What is the name of the central bank of
4) Matarbari deep sea port will be opened at? Ukraine?
5) Full name of BAPEX, NPSB- 3) What is the new name of NAFTA?
6) What is the position of Bangladesh in the 4) What is Trips?
global peace index in 2022? 5) City of Golden Gate is in-
7) Which country decides to set up a robot in 6) What is the name of 12th Governor of
court? Bangladesh?
8) Starting and ending point of MRT - 1 is- 7) The Padma Bridge was inaugurated on-
9) How many books of Kazi Nazrul Islam was 8) What is the goal number 4 of the SDG 2030
banned? Agenda?
10) New prime minister of New Zealand named 9) The smallest bones in human body is found in
and he is from which party? the---
10) "World Literacy Day" is
Model Test - 02
1) BFIU stands for what? Model Test - 04
2) Where is the headquarters of 'Bank of 1) Which is the first illiteracy free district of
International settlements'? Bangladesh?
3) An unwanted repetitive message, such as 2) When free market economy started in
unsolicited bulk email is known as? Bangladesh?
4) What is the name of Turkish currency? 3) DIBOR stands for-
5) What is the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
4) What is the name of the Chinese currency?
and Cash Reserve Ratio(CRR) for the Islamic
scheduled commercial banks in Bangladesh? 5) Where is the Mojave desert located at?
6) What is the slogan for the 2022 FIFA World Cup? 6) How many goals were set in the UN
7) Bangladesh will launch the second satellite of Sustainable Development Goals 2030 Agenda?
the country „Bangabandhu Satellite-2‟ by 7) How much doller IMF agrees to lend
which year? Bangladesh?
8) Who wrote the novel " How to prevent the next 8) Which country has introduced a minister for
pendemic" coffee in its cabinet?
9) What is the first private commercial bank in 9) When did Dr. Akber Ali Khan, the prominent
Bangladesh? economist of Bangladesh die?
10) Which Canal connects the Atlantic ocean with 10) The term" ARAMCO" is related to which of
the Pacific Ocean? the industries?
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Model Test - 05 9) Which organization regulates the microfinance

1) Mujibnagar government was formed in- of Bangladesh?
2) Bangladesh bank has introduced e-library on- 10) What does NPSB & RTGS full form?
3) Which virus causes Swine Flu?
4) Contact lens are made from-
Model Test – 08
5) “ANDINA” is the news agency of___ 1) Diego Garcia is United States military base
6) 1 nautical mile is equal to: in the located-
7) What is the full form of BACH and BACPS? 2) Silk airways is an airline of ___?
8) What is the name of the central bank of 3) The term 'double fault' is associated with
Russia? which game?
9) What happens to international trade when there 4) The birth of Amazon River is located in:
is a devaluation of money? 5) How many people appear in Loeonardo Da
10) Where is the 'Bangabandhu Water Treatment Vinci's famous painting" The Last Supper"
Plant' located? 6) What is the most common gas in the earth's
atmosphere:
Model Test – 06 7) What is the length of Bangabandhu Tunnel?
1) What does SWIFT full form? 8) Dome of Rock is located in which country-
2) What is the name of first women finance 9) Director of the film “Mujib: The Making of a
secretary of Bangladesh? Nation”-
3) Where will the FIFA world cup 2026 will be 10) Where was the Golden Jubilee Bangladesh
hosted? Concert held?
4) What is the product of year 2022?
5) What is the name of first six-lane bridge in
Model Test – 09
Bangladesh? 1) Euro is the currency of ____ countries of
European Union.
6) What is Big Ben?
2) In the Mujibnagar Government, _______ was
7) Cop 27 was held in which city?
one of the members of the "All Party Advisory
8) When CIA, the Intelligence agency of USA,
Council".
was formed?
3) The archeology Department is working to
9) The moto of 6th population and housing census
declare ------- as a preserved antiquely.
2022 is- 4) Most of the tea plantation workers speak in----
10) What is the first super specialized hospital in 5) In which district, Solar energy project started
Bangladesh? first in Bangladesh?
6) "Staubbach Falls" is located in the which
Model Test – 07 country?
th
1) Where 48 G7 summit was held? 7) Who is going to get special recognition from
2) MUST is a secret agency of which country? the United States for Bangladesh's contribution
3) Which country was the first to introduce old to tackling the effects of climate change?
age pensions? 8) When did giving the second dose under the
corona mass vaccination programme start in
4) The World‟s Oldest Football Club is __
the country?
5) "Penang" is the seaport of which country? 9) „Blue Flag‟ is a globally recognised eco-label
6) Which has been selected as the best movie of certification provided to beaches, from which
the 78th Golden Globe? country?
7) Which states of the USA are called 'Mother of States'? 10) Where is the liberation war based sculpture
8) What is the Currency of Ukraine? 'Durjoy Durg' located?
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Model Test – 10 8) Bill Gates

1) Which is the “Tax service month”? 9) AB Bank
10) Panama Canal
2) Who is the largest manufacturer of chips in the
world? Model Test - 03
3) Where tomato flu was first identified on 6 may 1) Thalas Alinea
2022? 2) National Bank of Ukraine
4) Which tennis tournament is played on a clay 3) The new name of NAFTA is United States-
court? Mexico -Canada agreement (USMCA)
5) Famous Bondi Beach is located in which 4) The TRIPS (Trade related aspects of
country? intellectual property rights) is an international
6) Which of the following is the regulatory legal agreement between all member nations of
authority of the capital market of Bangladesh? the World Trade Organisation.
5) San Francisco
7) Which of the following is a risk-free
6) Mr. Abdur Rouf Talukder.
investment? 7) 25 June, 2022
8) Nepal's first woman President is _______ 8) Quality Education.
9) "Zulu" is the prominent tribe of which country? 9) Ears
10) Theater Gaslin is a traditional theater courtyard 10) 8th September
of which country?
Model Test - 04
1) Magura
Solution of Model Test 2) 1991
Model Test - 01 3) Dhaka Interbank Offerd Rate.
1) 31 December, 2022 (Saturday) 4) Renmenbi
2) 13 November 2022. 5) United states
3) Los Angeles 6) 17
4) 2026 7) 4.5 billion doller.
5) BAPEX- Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration 8) Papua New Guinea
and Production Company 9) 08 September 2022
NPSB- National Payment Switch Bangladesh 10) Petroleum
6) 96th
7) USA Model Test - 05
8) Shahjalal International Airport to Kamlapur 1) 10th April 1971
Railway Station 2) 13th March 2012
9) 5 3) H1N1
10) Chris Hipkins. New Zealand labour Party 4) Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
5) Peru
Model Test - 02 6) 1.85
1) BFIU stands for - Bangladesh Financial 7) BACH stands for Bangladesh Automated
Intelligence Unit. Clearing House
2) Basel, Switzerland, BACPS stands for Bangladesh Automated
3) An unwanted repetitive message, such as Cheque Processing Systems
unsolicited bulk email is known as spam. 8) The Central Bank of the Russian Federation
4) Turkish lira. 9) Devaluation of money increases export and
5) For the Islamic scheduled commercial banks in decreases import
Bangladesh SLR is 5.5% and CRR 4.0%. 10) Khulna
6) “Now is All.”
7) 2023.
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5) 11
1) The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial
6) Nitrogen
Telecommunication.
7) 3.40 km
2) Fatima Yasmin 8) Jerusalem, Israel
3) Canada, Mexico, United States 9) ShyamBenegal
4) Jute products 10) Madison Square Garden, New York (May 06,
5) Madhumati bridge 2022)
6) Big Ben is the Great Bell of the Striking Clock
Model Test – 09
7) Sham El-Sheikh, Egypt 1) 20
8) 1947 2) Manoranjan Dhar.
9) Unity, Happiness, Bright Future! 3) Tomb of Pori Bibi.
10) Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical 4) Kuki.
University (BSMMU) 5) Narshingdi
6) Switzerland
Model Test – 07 7) PM Sheikh Hasina
1) Bavarian Alps, Germany 8) April 8, 2021
2) Sheffield 9) Denmark
3) Germany 10) Chaugachha, Jashore
4) Sweden
Model Test – 10
5) Malaysia 1) November
6) Nomadland 2) Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
7) Virginia (TSMC)
3) Kerala, India
8) Ukrainian Hybrnia 4) The French Open
9) Microcredit Regulatory Authrity 5) Australia
10) NPSB- National Payment Switch Bangladesh 6) Bangladesh Securities and Exchange
Commission
RTGS- Real-Time Gross Settlement System 7) T-Bill
Model Test – 08 8) Vidya Devi Bhandari
1) Indian Ocean 9) South Africa
2) Singapore 10) France
3) Tennis