The Chittagong divisional physics Olympiad took place yesterday in the port city.
Presidency International School organised it as a part of 3rd Bangladesh Physics Olympiad-2013.
“Physics tries to solve the mysteries of the world and make those understandable to ordinary people,” said renowned scientist Dr M Ali Asgar, who chaired the concluding programme held in an auditorium of Chittagong Medical College.
“Young students should move forward with an inquisitive mind, the questions that have been lurking in your minds for long will one day open up new doors of science in the future”, he added.
A total of 700 students from different schools and colleges of Chittagong division participated in the Olympiad.
The winners will participate in the Bangladesh Physics Olympiad-2013 scheduled to be held next January in Dhaka.