- The MoU for the same was signed between the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Delhi University in Dhaka to frame this Chair at Delhi University.
- The chair will be framed to honour Bangladesh’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the country’s Liberation War as well as India’s diplomatic ties with Dhaka.
- The ‘Bangabandhu Chair’ is the result of one of the understandings approved during the visit of PM Narendra Modi to Bangladesh in March 2021.
- The ‘Bangabandhu Chair’ will focus on the heritage of India and Bangladesh.
- It will focus on subjects like Anthropology, Buddhist Studies, Geography, History, Modern Indian languages like Bangla, Music, Fine Arts, Political Science, International relations and Sociology.
- Static Part:
- Capital of Bangladesh: Dhaka
- Currency of Bangladesh: Taka
- Prime Minister of Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina
- President of Bangladesh: Abdul Hamid.
Question:
Q.1 Which entity to set up the ‘Bangabandhu Chair’ by signing MoU with Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)?
a. IIT Roorkee
b. Delhi University
c. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
d. IIM Ahmedabad
a. IIT Roorkee
b. Delhi University
c. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
d. IIM Ahmedabad