Current Affairs

Nitin Menon becomes the youngest ICC elite umpire at age the of 36. Nitin Menon officiating in three Tests, 24 One-day internationals, and 16 Twenty20 Internationals.

The High Court of Bangladesh on 10 March 2020 has been declared that ‘Joy Bangla‘ will be the national motto or slogan of Bangladesh. ‘Joy Bangla’ was the main slogan during the liberation war of Bangladesh fought against Pakistan in 1971.

Taal Volcano is the second most active volcano of the Philippines, and is located on the Luzan island of the country. Recently, the Taal volcano emitted lava and ash clouds up to nine miles into the air.

Bangladesh recently launched its e-passports thus becoming the first country in South Asia to introduce e-passports. Bangladesh is the first country in South Asia and 119th in the world to introduce e-Passports. e-Passports mean electronic passport with the high-security feature.

California-based American aerospace manufacturing and space transportation services firm SpaceX has become the first private company to send astronauts into space. The firm is owned by the tech-billionaire Elon Musk. SpaceX carried two astronauts of NASA Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to the International Space Station (ISS).