Bangladesh Current Affairs, GK & News
World Bank to provide USD 200 million to Bangladesh
The World Bank has approved USD 200 million in order to help Bangladesh. This amount will be used to provide support and services to low-income urban youths who have been impacted by COVID 19 pandemic and the migrants who lost their jobs or had to return to the country involuntarily amid the covid-19 pandemic. About ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Bangladesh • International Development Association (IDA) • RAISE Project • Recovery and Advancement of Informal Sector Employment project • World Bank
‘Swadhinta Puraskar’: Highest Civilian Honour of Bangladesh
Bangladesh has announced on March 7, 2021 the names of nine individuals and one organization who will be conferred with the Highest Civilian Award of the Bangladesh called “Independence Award” for the year 2021. Highlights As per the announcement, four individuals have been selected posthumously under the category of freedom fighters with respect to their ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: Bangladesh • Highest Civilian Honour of Bangladesh • Independence Award • Swadhinta Puraskar
Bangladesh bans all known Vulture-Toxic Drugs
Bangladesh has become the first country that has banned the painkiller ketoprofen. This painkiller is used widely to treat the cattle. But this painkiller is toxic to vultures. Highlights Earlier, veterinary diclofenac was also banned some 10 years ago. This is a landmark move to save the remaining population of globally threatened vultures. Experts says, ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Bangladesh • Indian Vulture • IUCN Red List • long-billed vulture • Vulture-Toxic Drugs • white-rumped vulture
Bhashan Char Island
The Bhashan Char Island is a remote uninhabited island of Bangladesh, located in the Bay of Bengal. It is also known as Char Piya. Around thousands of Rohingyas from Cox’s Bazar refugee camp are being shifted to the newly developed facility in the island. Humanitarians oppose this move fearing poor liveable conditions in the new ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Bangladesh • bashan char island • Himalayas • Refugee • Rohingyas
CARAT: Joint Naval Exercise by Bangladesh and US
On November 4, 2020, Bangladesh and United States held a joint Naval Exercise CARAT. CARAT is Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training. The exercise was held at Chittagong. Highlights Historically, the exercise involves people-to-people interactions, variety of professional exchanges, community relations project, Subject Matter Expert exchanges and social events. Due to COVID-19, the exercise was held ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: ASEAN • Bangladesh • Bangladesh Navy • Carat • Chittagong • Indo-Pacific • Military exercise • naval exercise • United States