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General Knowledge-10: May 2025: Bangladesh and the International World
Students prepare for various exams throughout the year. Almost all exams have general knowledge. Prothom Alo regularly organizes to help them.
General Knowledge-10: May 2025: Bangladesh and the International World
1. World-renowned investor Warren Buffett became famous as the ‘Oracle of Omaha’ or ‘Wizard of Omaha’.
2. Warren Buffett led the American investment firm Berkshire Hathaway.
3. Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha won the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism in 2025.
4. The Bangladeshi ape is among the top 25 on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
5. International Family Day is celebrated on May 15 every year.
6. According to a survey by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2023), 2,200 new families are being formed in Bangladesh every day.
The first Grameen Bank Ordinance was issued in 1983.
8. The salary of the Italian coach of the Brazilian national team, Carlo Ancelotti, is $11 million per year.
9. The poorest president in the world is former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica (89).
10. World Migratory Bird Day is celebrated every year on May 10. There are 59 species of birds in the Tanguar Haor of Bangladesh.
11. Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa has climbed the highest mountain peak in the world, Everest, the most times—31 times.
12. Out of the 14 highest peaks in the world, 8 are located in Nepal.
13. Ikramul Hasan Shakeel climbed the highest mountain peak, Everest, on May 19 by walking from the Cox’s Bazar beach. His expedition was called the Sea to Circuit.
14. The name of the longest double-track dual-gauge railway bridge in Bangladesh is Jamuna Railway Bridge
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Ikramul Hasan Shakil walked from Cox’s Bazar beach to the top of the highest mountain Everest on May 19. Photo: Taken from Shakil’s Facebook
Students prepare for various exams throughout the year. Almost all exams have general knowledge. Prothom Alo regularly organizes events to help them.
1. World-renowned investor Warren Buffett became famous as the ‘Oracle of Omaha’ or ‘Wizard of Omaha’.
2. Warren Buffett led the American investment firm Berkshire Hathaway.
3. Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Journalism.
4. The IUCN Red List of Endangered Species includes the Bangladeshi ape.
5. International Family Day is celebrated every year on May 15.
6. According to a survey by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (2023), 2,200 new families are being formed in Bangladesh every day.
7. The first Grameen Bank Ordinance was issued in 1983.
8. The annual salary of Carlo Ancelotti, the Italian coach of the Brazilian national team, is $11 million.
9. The poorest president in the world is former Uruguayan President José Mujica (89).
10. World Migratory Bird Day is celebrated every year on May 10. There are 59 species of birds in the Tanguar Haor in Bangladesh.
11. Nepal’s Kami Rita Sherpa has climbed the world’s highest mountain, Everest, the most times—31 times.
12. Out of the world’s 14 highest peaks, 8 are located in Nepal.
13. Ikramul Hasan Shakil climbed the highest mountain peak Everest on May 19 by walking from the Cox’s Bazar beach. His expedition was called—Sea to Circuit.
14. The name of the longest, first double-track dual-gauge railway bridge in Bangladesh—Yamuna Railway Bridge.
15. Top country in the Global Freedom Index—Finland.
16. Top economy in the world—United States. China in second place.
17. Zebun Nesa Mosque in Ashulia, Savar, was included in the list of 100 establishments in Time Magazine’s ‘The World’s Greatest Places of 2020’.
18. Bangladesh’s position in rice production in the world (according to the US Department of Agriculture)—third.
19. Andrew De Barto and Richard S. Sutton received the 2025 Turing Award, the Nobel Prize in Computer Science.
20. South Korea is on the US list as a ‘sensitive country’ in Asia.
