+01 Bank & Banking New Development Bank (NDB) ¢ Established in- 2014. * Member countries- 9. e Headquarters in- Shanghai, China. Nagad Finance PLC ¢ 36" Non Bank Financial Institution is- Nagad Finance PLC. e First Financial Institution with MFS (Mobile Financial Services) is- Nagad Finance PLC. e There are- 36 NBFIs in Bangladesh. World Bank e New president of World Bank- Ajay Banga. ¢ Term length of President- 5 years. ¢ World Bank was created in- July 1944. Digital Bank Finance Minister declared to launch digital bank on- June 1, 2023. Bangladesh Bank approved the policy to establish digital bank on- 14 June, 2023. Minimum capital to open a digital bank- 125 crore Taka. SOFR SOFR means- Secured Overnight Financing Rate. The London Interbank offered Rate (LIBOR) replaced by- SOFR. SOFR is started on- July 1, 2023. “British Bankers Association’ launched LIBOR in- 1986. LIBOR’s main drawbacks- i its role in 2008 financial crisis ii. 2012 LIBOR scandal. Taka-Rupee Debit card e Started from- 18 June, 2023. e Launched by- Bangladesh Bank. e This card allows- Domestic purchase and enable the customers to spend in Indian rupees when travelling to India. Monetary Policy (July- December 2023) * Declared on- June 18, 2023. ¢ Bank Loan- 10.12%.* 02 ¢ Financial Institution- 12.12%. * Repo Rate- 6.50%. e Reverse Repo Rate- 4.50%. Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank e Second Female Deputy Governor- Nurun Nahar. ¢ Joined on- July 2, 2023. « First Deputy Governor was- Nazneen Sultana. Banks: Limited to PLC— Bank In Effect United Commercial Bank PLC | January 15, 2023 IFIC Bank PLC March 28, 2023 Sonali Bank PLC May 14, 2023 Global Islami Bank PLC May 15, 2023 Uttara Bank PLC July 3, 2023 Janata Bank PLC August 8, 2023 “ Country with highest rate of defaulted loans in South Asia- Sri Lanka. Economy & Trade World Richest e Current richest man in the world according to Forbes- Bernard Arnault. * Company Name- LVMH. Schengen Countries © Total- 27 countries. e Last country- Croatia (January |, 2023) World GDP Ranking e 15'— United States ($25.03 Trillion) 24 _ China ($ 18.32 Trillion) 3'4_ Japan ($ 4.30 Trillion) 4" _ Germany ($ 4.03 Trillion) 5% _ India ($ 3.47 Trillion) ° ° . . G-20 Tourism Meeting-2023 Hosted by-India. Held in- Kashmir. Export Processing Zone (EPZ ¢ Bangladesh is starting to set up its 9* EPZ in- Patuakhali.There are- 8 EPZ in Bangladesh. First EPZ was built in- Chattogram in 1983. The implementing agency of 9 EPZ in Patuakhali is- Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (BEPZA). BEPZA was established in- 1980. National Budget (2023-24) Total Amount- 7,61,785 crore Taka. Targeted GDP Growth- 7.5%. Allotment in ADP- 2,63,000 crore Taka. Inflation- 6.0%. Tax Free Income- 3,50,000 Taka [General] -4,00,000 [Women]. Total GDP- 50,06,782 crore Taka. Bangladesh Economic Review- 2023 Total population- 169.83 million. Population Growth Rate- 1.3%. Men: Women- 98.1: 100. Expected Lifetime- 72.3 years. Literacy Rate- 76.4%. Poverty Rate- 18.7%. Absolute Poverty Rate- 5.6%. Inflation Rate- 9.24% (General). GDP Growth Rate- 6.03%. NBFIs- 35. GI Products in Bangladesh Patents (GI also) is granted and renewed by- Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT). 1% GI Product- Jamdani [Certified on- November 17, 2016]. Total Number of GI Products- 17. Latest(17th) GI Product - Kachagolla of Natore [Certified on- August 10, 2023] fo.com/groups/CareerGuideBD Trade Transaction by Rupce Bangladesh and India started trade transaction by Rupee on- July 11, 2023.Organizations & Summit BRICS Founded in- 2009, 16 June. Member countries- Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa. As a preliminary step, Bangladesh is a member of New Development Bank and Bangladesh formally requested to join BRICS through a meeting in- Geneva, Switzerland on June 14, 2023. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO Established in- 1949, 4 April. Most recent member- Finland (31"). Members- 31. Among 5 Nordic countries only Sweden is not the member of NATO. Shanghai co-operation organization (SCO) e 9 member country of SCO is- Iran. NATO Summit-2023 Took Place- 11-12 July, 2023. Venue- Vilnius, Lithuania. Focus Point of the summit: Deterrence and Defence. Support for Ukraine. Defence Investment. Strategic Partnership. Changing Security Challenges. 15 BRICS Summit Took place: 22-24 August, 2023. Venue: Johannesburg, South Africa. 1° BRICS Summit was held in Russia on- June 16, 2009. BRICS Started in- 2001 as BRIC. fb.com/BDCareerGuide South Africa was added in- 2010 UN Food Systems Summit- 2023: ¢ Took place- 24-26 July, 2023. e Venue- Rome, Italy. e ‘FAO’ stands for- Food and Agriculture Organization.Evahale emis x 05 e FAO Founded on- October 16, 1945. Sports 2023 SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship e Champions- Russia. ¢ Runners-up- Bangladesh. ¢ Host Country- Bangladesh. Cricket e+ Mashrafe Bin Mortaza awarded Honorary Life Membership- MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club). Statue of Lionel Messi * Placed in- South American Football Federation’s (CONMEBOL) Museum with Diego Maradona, Pele. Cristiano Ronaldo e He has most number of goals in- international matches. e Number of goals- 122. Logo of ICC World Cup 2023 « Name- Navarasa (Means- 9 Emotions). Cricket Bangladesh ¢ All time leading Wicket taker in T20 Internationals- Shakib Al Hasan. Cricket e Bangladesh’s victory in highest margin of runs in test cricket- 546 runs [Against Afghanistan]. fo.com/BDCareerGuide ¢ Total Victory of Bangladesh in Test Cricket- 18. ¢ Bangladesh's 12" Test Captain- Liton Das. ICC Test Championship (2021-2023 e = =Champion- Australia. e Runners up- India. «¢ Man of the Final- Travis Head (Australia). ¢ The Champion of the first ICC Test Championship (2019-21)- New Zealand. ODI World Cup- 2023 e Hosted by- India ¢ Participating Team-10 * Start and End date- October 5-November 19.06 « First Match- England VS New Zealand. e Bangladesh will face Afghanistan in their first match on- October 7. The Ashes Series ¢ Consists of five test match series between- Australia and England. « First edition was played in- 1882-83. ¢ Australia won- 37 Ashes Series. e England won- 32 Ashes Series. Cricket First Bangladeshi woman cricketer to score an ODI century- Fargana Hoque [Against India]. As two times champion team, West Indies, did qualify for ICC ODI World Cup in- 2023 f.com/BDCareerGuide For the first time in ODI Bangladesh Women National Cricket Team defeated- India on July 16, 2023. ICC ODI World Cup- 2023 trophy tour Occurred in Bangladesh form- 7-9 August, 2023. Bangladesh first participated in- 1999 World Cup Cricket. In 1975 and 1979 world cup, the champion team was- West Indies. Stuart Broad is a cricketer of- England National Team. Stuart Broad- becomes the fifth bowler to take 600 test wickets in test cricket history. Wickets of Stuart Broad in test- 604. Leading wicket taker in test cricket history- Muttiah Muralitharan [Sri Lanka] [800 Wickets]. Stuart Broad becomes- the second pacer to take 600 test wickets. England’s James Anderson- is the other pacer to take 600 test wickets. Bangladesh ODI captain for upcoming Asia Cup and ODI World Cup- 2023- Shakib Al Hasan. Football e Treble is won by- Manchester City. * Lionel Messi Joined with- American Club Inter Miami.Bangabandhu SAFF Championship-2023 ¢ Host country- Bangalore, India. Participating Team- 8. Champion- India (9* Title). Runners up- Kuwait. Top Goal Scorer- Sunil Chhetri (India) (6 Goals). Best Player- Sunil Chhetri, India. Best Goalkeeper- Anisur Rahman Zico (Bangladesh). Fair Play Award- Nepal. Bangladesh Wins SAFF- 2003. FIFA Under-20 World Cup-2023 * Host- Argentina. e = Champion- Uruguay. e Runners up- Italy. Asian Games- 2023 ¢ Took place- From September 23- October 8, 2023. ¢ Host City- Hangzhou, China. e First Asian Games was held in- New Delhi, India in 1951. ¢ Total International T-20 series victory By Bangladesh-13. Football « Most international football match played by- Cristiano Ronaldo [200 matches].fo.com/groups/CareerGuideBD UEFA Under-21 Championship e Host- Georgia and Romania. ¢ Champion- England. e Ranners up- Spain. *Argentine FIFA World Cup-2022 winner Goalkeeper- Emiliano Martinez come to Bangladesh on- July 3, 2023. Tennis French Open- 2023 e Men: Champion- Novak Djokovic [Servia]. ¢ Women: Champion- Iga Swiatek [Poland]. ¢ Lionel Messi Joined- Inter Miami (American Club). © Current World Champion in Test- Australia. Wimbledon- 2023 ¢ Took place in- London, United Kingdom.Champion- (Men’s Single)- Carlos Acaraz (Spain) - (Women’s Single)- Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic). « Wimbledon is- the oldest grand slam tournament in the world. ¢ First Wimbledon Championship was held in- 1877. Literature New Books ¢ Comic book about Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman- “Father of the Nation Bangabandhu”. Internationals World Autism Awareness Day- April 2. Earth Day- 22 April. World Intellectual Property Day- 26 April. Nobel Prize winning writer who is the latest addition in the forever stamp of US postal service- Toni Morrison. A memoir book by Prince Harry- Spare. Samaresh Majumder ¢ Birth place- Gairkata, Jalpaiguri. * Notable Work- Uttaradhikar - Kalbela - Kalpurush - Garbhadharini - Shatkahan. Film « Famous Film of Faruk- Shareng Bou, Abar Tora Manush Ho, Alor Michil, Golapi Ekhon Traine. Kazi Nazrul Islam ¢ 124" birth anniversary of Kazi Nazrul- May 24, 2023. e Birth- 24 May, 1899. e Death- 29 August, 1976. * Notable Work- Agnibeena (1922) - Bisher Bashi - Badhon- Hara (1927) - Yugabani - Bhangar Gaan.+09 Books: Bhayera Amar [My Brothers « ABooks containing- 200 speeches of Bangabandhu. e Unveiled on- 12 June, 2023. Prizes Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature (FOSSWAL) e They started for this award programme from-2001. ¢ Bangabandhu is awarded this prize- for his 3 books [1. The Unfinished Memoirs, 2. The Prison Diaries & 3. The New China as I saw]. Joliot- Curie Award ¢ Award started in- 1949. e Announced Bangabandhu’s name as award winner- 10 October, 1972. « Bangabandhu received- 23 May 1973. Pulitzer Prize e Awarded for- Excellence in newspaper Journalism, literary work & musical composition. www.prebd.com e = Started- 1917. 76 Cannes Film Festival. 2023 ¢ Palme d’or Award won by film- Anatomy of a Fall. “Anatomy of a fall” Directed by- Justine Triet. Best Actor Award- Koji Yakusho. Best Actress- Merve Dizdar. Cannes Film Festival first started in- 1946. ¢ Host city- Cannes, France. UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy. Persuasive- UNESCO. The award is given- Once in two years. Winner in 2023- Music Crossroads, Zimbabwe. Winner in 2021- MOTIV Creations Limited, Uganda. Renowned British Magazine “The Economist” recognised Sheikh Hasina as- Iron Lady. Date- 24 May, 2023. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Books+10 Name Published on The Unfinished Memoirs June, 2012 Prison Diaries March, 2017 New China 1952 February, 2020 Prizes Prize Name Awarded by Deelared on Joliot-Curie Medal | World Peace October 10, 1972 of Peace Council Independence Bangladesh 2003 Award Government Gandhi Peace Prize | India Government | March 22, 2021 SAARC Literary FOSWAL March 26, 2023 Award Participation in International Conference by Bangladesh Conference Name | Period of | Place Arngement Time Asia-Pacific Peace | 2-12 October, | Beijing, Conference 1952 China Commonwealth 2-10 August, | Ottawa, 1973 Canada NAM 5-9 Algiers, September Algeria 1973 OIC 22-24 Lahore, February Pakistan 1974 United Nations | 25 New York, General Assembly | September, USA 1974 Commonwealth April 29-May | Kingston, ar 6, 1975 Jamaica e Film, Making with the story of Bangabandhu’s teenage time- “Dus Shahoshi Khoka”. [Directed by- Musfigur Rahman Gulzar].Bangabandhu became the first Bengali chairman of Tea Board from- June 4, 1957 to October 23, 1958. Bangabandhu Joined Alpha Insurance Company as “The chief of business promotion” on- March 1, 1960. Geographical Issues Port ¢ 43" River Port of Bangladesh- Nazirgonj Port, Pabna. Gas Field e 29% Gas Field of Bangladesh- Elisha- 1, Bhola. ¢ Total Gas Field- 29. World Investment Report-2023: ¢ Publisher- UNCTAD « Top five countries in terms of Investment Receipt: United States of America. China Singapore Hong Kong Brazil Top five countries in terms of Investment in Bangladesh United Kingdom United States of America South Korea Netherlands Singapore Global Peace Index- 2023 e Publisher- Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) e The most peaceful country in the world in 2023- Iceland. The least peaceful country in the world in 2023- Afghanistan. © The position of Bangladesh- 88". www.prebd.com Remittance Receipt ¢ Top receiver of remittance- India. * Position of Bangladesh- 7". SAARC « Acronym- South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation. © Headquarters- Kathmandu, Nepal.Founded in- December 8, 1985. Member country- 8. First SAARC Summit was held in- Dhaka in 1985. SAARC University located in- New Delhi, India. First Secretary General of SAARC- Abul Ahsan [Bangladesh]. SAPTA- South Asian Preferential Trade Arragement [Signed in- 1993] SAFTA- South Asian Free Trade Area [Signed in 2004] Abbreviations LIBOR- London Interbank Offered Rate. SOFR- Secured Overnight Financing Rate. MES- Mobile Financial Services. MRT- Mass Rapid Transit. NTA- National Testing Agency. PSP- Payment Service Provider. CEPA- Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. IAGS.- International Association of Genocide Scholars. BARU- Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development. ECOSOC- United Nations Economic and Social Council. UNFPA- United Nations Population Fund. WIPO- World Intellectual Property Organization. ISTA- International Seed Testing Association. ICIC- International Conference of Information Commissioners. LCU- Landing Craft Utility. ETC- Electronic Toll Collection. RFID- Radio Frequency Identification. PLC- Public Limited Company. CPTPP- Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans- Pacific Partnership. www.prebd.com ESSI- European Sky Shield Initiative. SMR- Small Modular Reactor. UPI- Unified Payments Interface. IPP- Inotant Payment Platform. SCO- Shanghai Co-operation Organization.ICS- International Commission on Stratigraphy. FCA- Financial Conduct Authority. ABC- Anti- Bullying Committee. GDI- Global Development Initiative. R2P- Responsibility to Protect. SDSN- Sustainable Development Solutions Network. SAARC- South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation. MPA- Marine Protected Area. Miscellaneous Achievement of Bangladeshi people Newly appointed vice president of Asian Development Bank- Fatima Yasmin. www.prebd.com 15" secretary General of SAARC- Golam Sarwar. Bangladesh export fish to- 52 countries. Country’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI), news presenter of Channel 24- Aparajita. Agargaon to Motijheel Metro Rail test run starts on- July 7, 2023. “SMART Bangladesh Day” observes in- 12 December. “Dhaka University Day”- July 1. The theme of the 102% founding Anniversary of Dhaka University is- “University in Building a Smart Bangladesh. International Day of the World’s indigenous people- August 9. Theme of indigenous day- 2023- “Indigenous Youth as agents of change for self-deternination”. Al News Presenter © Name- Fedha. e Founder- Kuwait. President Md. Shahabuddin © 22th President of Bangladesh. e Note able Book- Egiye Jabe Bangladesh. Wind Power Project e Country’s largest wind power mill- Cox’s Bazar, Khurshukul [Capacity-60 MW].Genocide of 1971 e The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) recognised- Genocide of 1971 during the Liberation War of Bangladesh at 24 April 2023. New Political Party e Newly registered political party- Bangladesh Jasod. « Registered on- June 18, 2023. ¢ According to Election commission, Total political party- 42 Asian Scientists e Two Bangladeshi- among the top 100 Asian scientists in 2023: i. Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury. ii. Senjuti Saha. Achievement of Bangladesh (Women) e First Bangladeshi appointed as US Federal Judge- Nusrat Choudhury. * Gazipur City Corporation’s first female and countries second elected female Mayor- Jayeda Khatun. Reports e The most refugees contributor to other countries- Syria. e The producer of highest amount of Rice- China. FAO Reports ¢ In Rice production Bangladesh is- Third. e Production of primary crop commodities, Bangladesh holds- 14" position. Hospital e First Fistula Hospital of Bangladesh- ‘Hope’ Maternity and Fistula center. Social Safety Net © Under the social safety net, the allowance for senior cityizens- 600 Tk per Month. CEO of Twitter- Linda Yaccarino. First chip hit officer in Asia- Bushra Afrin. World First Vaccine for bees is approved by- USA. Cold Reader- Hacker Group (Russia). Embassy of Argentina in Bangladesh- opened on 27 February 2023. CEO of You Tube- Neil Mohan (India). “Global Security Scheme” is published by- China.“* Nealy appointed ambassador of Bangladesh in USA- Mohammad Imran. Threads © Microblogging site. e¢ Owner- Meta. ¢ Started on- July 5, 2023. © Its features are formed like- Twitter. Openkylin ¢ Computer operating System Openkylin has launched by- China. e Openkylin launched on- July 5, 2023. ¢ Openkylin created by following- Linux operating system. Elon Musk CEO of Tesla. CEO of Space X. Owner of Twitter. Elon Musk announced to start a new AI company named xAT. Headquarters of xAI company- San Francisco, United States of America.