Current Affairs

Current Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh

Admiral Khondkar Misbah-ul-Azim

Position held by Admiral Khondkar Misbah-ul-Azim as Chief of Naval Staff of Bangladesh

18th Chief

Latest registered Geographical Indication (GI) product of Bangladesh

Manikganj's Hazari Gur (মানিকগঞ্জের হাজারী গুড়)

GI registration rank of Manikganj's Hazari Gur in Bangladesh

64th

Total number of registered GI products in Bangladesh

64

Architect of the National Parliament of Bangladesh (Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban)

Louis I. Kahn (Louis Isadore Kahn)

First Bangladeshi feature film based on the Liberation War

Ora Egaro Jon (ওরা ১১ জন)

Director of the Liberation War film Ora Egaro Jon

Chashi Nazrul Islam

Current President of Bangladesh

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

Position held by Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as President of Bangladesh

23rd President

Current Speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh

Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram

Position held by Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram as Speaker of Bangladesh

13th Speaker

Current Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh

Barrister Kayser Kamal

Parliamentary term associated with Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal

13th Parliament

Minister assigned to the Home Ministry of Bangladesh

Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anny

Approved policy framework determining salaries and allowances for government employees in Bangladesh

National Pay Scale

Date when applications began for customer deposit withdrawals from Sammilito Islami Bank

1 September 2026

Amount of money customers sought to withdraw from Sammilito Islami Bank starting September 2026

Approximately Tk 1,300 crore

Proposed minimum local ownership percentage for mobile operators in Bangladesh

$$10\%$$

Major international grouping that invited Bangladesh to participate in ministerial meetings in 2026

BRICS

Host country for BRICS-related ministerial meetings in 2026

India

Major economic concerns facing Bangladesh in 2026

Inflation, banking-sector problems, weak investment, and energy issues

Major political event held in Bangladesh in 2026

A national election

Key focus for Bangladesh following the 2026 election

Political and institutional reforms

Total number of registered GI products in Bangladesh

64

Architect of the National Parliament of Bangladesh (Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban)

Louis I. Kahn (Louis Isadore Kahn)

First Bangladeshi feature film based on the Liberation War

Ora Egaro Jon (ওরা ১১ জন)

Director of the Liberation War film Ora Egaro Jon

Chashi Nazrul Islam

Current President of Bangladesh

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir

Position held by Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as President of Bangladesh

23rd President

Current Speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh

Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram

Position held by Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram as Speaker of Bangladesh

13th Speaker

Current Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Bangladesh

Barrister Kayser Kamal

Parliamentary term associated with Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal

13th Parliament

Minister assigned to the Home Ministry of Bangladesh

Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anny

Approved policy framework determining salaries and allowances for government employees in Bangladesh

National Pay Scale

Date when applications began for customer deposit withdrawals from Sammilito Islami Bank

1 September 2026

Amount of money customers sought to withdraw from Sammilito Islami Bank starting September 2026

Approximately Tk 1,300 crore

Proposed minimum local ownership percentage for mobile operators in Bangladesh

$$10\%$$

Major international grouping that invited Bangladesh to participate in ministerial meetings in 2026

BRICS

Host country for BRICS-related ministerial meetings in 2026

India

Major economic concerns facing Bangladesh in 2026

Inflation, banking-sector problems, weak investment, and energy issues

Major political event held in Bangladesh in 2026

A national election

Key focus for Bangladesh following the 2026 election

Political and institutional reforms

Sector in Bangladesh facing ownership-policy changes in 2026

Telecommunications

Primary purpose of Bangladesh's National Pay Scale

To determine the salaries and allowances of government employees

Bangladeshi banking institution that faced major customer deposit withdrawal issues in 2026

Sammilito Islami Bank

Member countries comprising the BRICS grouping

Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa

Type of natural disaster that hit Nepal in August 2026

Flash flood

Date of the major 2026 Nepal flash flood disaster

26 August 2026

Primary cause of the 2026 disaster in Nepal

Glacier and ice-rock collapse

Country primarily affected by the August 2026 glacier collapse disaster

Nepal

Neighbouring region also affected by the August 2026 Nepal flash floods

Tibet, China

Main hazards generated by the 2026 Himalayan collapse in Nepal

Flash floods, mudflows, and debris flows

Areas in Nepal majorly affected by the 2026 flash floods

Rasuwa, Nuwakot, and Dhading

Infrastructure heavily damaged by the 2026 Nepal disaster

Roads, bridges, and hydropower projects

Primary response operation undertaken following the 2026 Nepal disaster

Search, rescue, and relief operations

Main environmental concern highlighted by the 2026 Nepal disaster

Increasing Himalayan glacial hazards and climate change

Major international conflict that escalated in 2026

US–Iran conflict

Start date of the major 2026 Israel–Iran conflict escalation

28 February 2026

Countries that launched the initial major strikes against Iran in 2026

Israel and the United States

Response by Iran to the 2026 military attacks against it

Launching missile and drone attacks

Key driver of the Israel–Iran conflict

Disputes over Iran's nuclear and ballistic-missile capabilities and wider regional rivalry

Strategic waterway affected by the Middle East conflict in 2026

Strait of Hormuz

Geographical location of the Strait of Hormuz

Between Iran and Oman

Bodies of water connected by the Strait of Hormuz

The Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

Strategic significance of the Strait of Hormuz

Major route for global oil shipments

Primary commodity with supply risks due to tensions in the Strait of Hormuz

Oil

Economic impact on Iran's currency during the 2026 conflict

The rial fell sharply

Official currency of Iran

Rial

Nation that suffered a catastrophe from glacier collapse-triggered flash floods in 2026

Nepal

Type of flooding experienced by Nepal in August 2026

Flash floods

Chinese leader who made an official visit to Egypt in 2026

Xi Jinping

Capital city of Egypt

Cairo

Two primary countries involved in the Eastern European war

Russia and Ukraine

Type of ongoing aerial attacks directed at Kyiv in the Eastern European war

Missile and drone attacks

Ukrainian capital city repeatedly targeted by missile and drone attacks

Kyiv

Publisher of the Global Economic Prospects report

World Bank