Global Achievements

Global Achievements

BRACU, MIST, and UIU qualify for University Rover Challenge finals

These three teams are among the top 38 competition finalists.

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IUB alumnus wins NASA grant for next gen space tech battery research

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Alumnus Md. Wahidul Hasan, a PhD candidate and Research Assistant at the South Dakota Mines, USA, and his team have won the prestigious NASA EPSCoR grant worth USD 750,000 to fund research into the next generation of lithium-sulphur batteries for use in space technology. The grant follows an innovation leading to the use of corn stalk residues to stabilise battery chemistry and nearly double charging capacity of current technology.

Bangladeshi school students bag first prize at NASA Space Settlement Contest 2023

Six students from DPS STS School Dhaka secured first place at the NASA Space Settlement Contest 2023.

Dhaka University secures 1st and 2nd positions at ICPC Asia Dhaka Regional Contest

DU secured the first and second positions while BUET came in third. 

BRACU and AIUB rank 9th and 11th respectively in International Rover Challenge 2023

BRACU Mongol Tori from BRAC University (BRACU) and AIUB Robotic Crew from American International University, Bangladesh (AIUB) have ranked 9th and 11th respectively in the International Rover Challenge (IRC) 2023. 

AIUB, BRACU, and IUT qualify for International Rover Challenge finals

Three teams from Bangladesh have qualified for the IRC 2023 finals.

Bangladeshi bead artist grabs Guinness World Record

Anisa Murshed makes the longest thread of beads in one hour.

Bangladeshi Sohel Murshed among world’s top 2% scientists

SM Sohel Murshed, a Bangladeshi professor at the Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST) of the University of Lisbon in Portugal, has been named among the list of the world’s top 2% scientists for the third consecutive year.

Faizah’s ‘Moner School’ making strides through global recognition

Fairooz Faizah Beether of Bangladesh is a recipient of the 2021 Goalkeepers Global Goals Changemaker Award by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She received the award for her work in promoting good health and well-being under SDG-3. She is a student of Business Administration from Khulna University.

Sadia Jafrin Khan to receive Top 100 Leaders in Education Award

Sadia Jafrin Khan, founder, Grow your Reader, has been selected for the Top 100 Leaders in Education Award. This prestigious award recognises people all around the world for their significant contributions to the field of education based on their overall reach, industry impact and spirit of innovation, along with future readiness and market demand.

Mrittika’s expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro

We all remember Mount Kilimanjaro from our general education books as Africa’s tallest peak, and the world’s tallest free standing mountain. For Mrittika Barua, however, it proved to be much more.

Bangladesh’s IUT Mars Rover Team ranks 10th at ERC 2021

The European Rover Challenge (ERC) is a prestigious space and robotics event combining international competitions of mobile robots with scientific and technological shows. Regarded as the biggest robotics and space event in Europe, ERC is also the meeting place for representatives of the European world of science and business interested in the use of space and robotic technologies.

Reigning over the tennis board

Sadia Rahman Mou won three gold medals in singles, doubles, and team table tennis matches in the 9th Bangabandhu Bangladesh Games. She was also rewarded with bronze medals in 2016 and 2019 during the South Asian Games.

NSU only pvt university in Bangladesh ranked in QS Graduate Employability Ranking 2022

North South University (NSU) has been ranked in the QS Graduate Employability Ranking 2022, consequently becoming the only private university in Bangladesh to secure a spot in this list of top 500 global institutions.

Moner School Co-founder Faizah wins Global Changemaker Award

Fairooz Faizah Beether, a co-founder of Moner School, was announced a winner of the 2021 Goalkeepers Global Goals Changemaker Award by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Tuesday.

Bangladeshi among finalists of global science communication contest

The names of the ten international finalists of ‘FameLab Climate Change Communicators' were announced today by the British Council, and Arka Chakraborty, a student of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, is one of them.

Bangladeshi students shine at Int’l Earth Science Olympiad 2021

International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO) is an annual competition for secondary school students that tests their skills in all major areas of geology, geophysics, meteorology, oceanography, terrestrial astronomy, and environmental sciences. Organised majorly by the International GeoScience Education Organisation, the competition consists of written and practical tests, and several multinational team based events.

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