BUET team wins EATL app contest
Dalvik Coders, the team from BUET (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology) with their 'Course Mate' app won the first prize of EATL (Ethics Advanced Technology Limited) Mobile Apps Development Competition.
The winners' name was announced at the grand finale of the competition on March 30 at a hotel in the capital.
Team Logic Spinners from Dhaka University and American International University (AIUB) won the first runner-up position with 'Find for Me' app while team The Aim from Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) with their app 'Save Life' won the second runner-up position.
EATL organised the competition to encourage some of the brightest talents, ICT and Development professionals in Bangladesh.
EATL launched the first ever Mobile Apps Store and its development competition in Bangladesh in November last year.
One hundred and eighty-eight teams participated from different universities, institutions, NGOs and private organisations in the talent hunt programme.
Dalvik Coders, the two-member team, submitted their winning app 'Course Mate' in education category.
CourseMate aims at providing a rich experience and guidance for the students of Bangladesh universities.
The app works as connectivity between students, teachers and institution, it helps manage academic activities, planning and scheduling for students
The app features user friendly UI and the user will enjoy university specific experience, automated and customisable grading system.
With the app, users can keep in touch with instructor, track of progress per semester/courses, view schedule and data in intuitive and share schedule/course data via connectivity and social media.
Logic Spinners, the four-member team submitted their app 'Find for Me' in utility category.
Find for Me is a map based application that communicates with nearest police station, fire service, hospitals or even the user's relatives.
Using this app victim can call or SMS to pre-defined relative's phone number which includes location of the victim and the emergency phone numbers of victim's nearby and also creating emergency shortcut buttons on home screen.
The app also features Shake detection function. With this function, if anyone in need of help h/she just needs shake the mobile set and automatic call will start, proximity alert.
The app can also find ATM booth, filling station, and mosque.
It not only shows distance but also shows the path from source destination. Moreover, the app also runs on tablet PCs.
The second runner-up two-member team, The Aim, placed their app 'Save Life' in health category.
Save Life finds the blood donor in a certain area when blood is needed.
With the app user can locate the donor on the map and also request them to donate by sending a message. This app provides the information and exact location of blood banks as well.
The winning teams were awarded with 5 lakh, 2 lakh and 1 lakh taka respectively.
At the grand finale, the organisers also announced 7 more top apps of the competition.
Fourteen teams presented their innovative mobile apps from AIUB, RUET, BUET, NSU, Ahsanullah University of Science & technology, Jahagirnagor University, MIST, Dhaka University, Mangoes Mobile Inc., CUET, and SUST at the event.
The competition was divided in Agriculture, Education, Health, Life Style, Tourism, Games and Utility categories.