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BRACU, MIST, and UIU qualify for University Rover Challenge finals
These three teams are among the top 38 competition finalists.
Bangladesh’s “Bored Tunnelers”: The first South Asian team to qualify for Musk’s competition
The Bangladeshi team Bored Tunnelers, this year, has emerged as the first ever South Asian team to be among those top teams in the finals.
UIU and MIST secure 3rd and 5th position respectively in the Anatolian Rover Challenge
The Anatolian Rover Challenge (ARC) is an international rover competition for university teams.
Bangladesh wins 1 silver and 3 bronze medals at European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad 2023
Bangladesh ranked 20th among 55 participating countries.
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.
Paving the way for women in STEM
Sidratul Moontaha is one of the recipients of the 2021 Diana Award. At the age of 22, she became the youngest Chapter Ambassador for Technovation.
Nibedita: A guiding light for women’s empowerment
Nibedita is a non-profit organisation founded by Anika Islam in 2018, which aims for women empowerment. It provides free training for women in digital marketing skills, entrepreneurship, lifestyle modification, and career placement.
‘Meet the Influencer: Season 1’ held in Dhaka
"Meet the Influencer" was recently organised by the agency, Influencer Hub, with the country's best content creators, stars, and media personalities, including Khaiyam Sanu Sandhi, Dana, Rafayat Rakib, Morshed Mishu, Raj, Neyon, Rehaan Rasool, Syed Nafis, RJ Nitul, Faiza, Bipro, and many others.
The wheels that set her free
Takia Sultana Nova, a third-year student of International Islamic University Chittagong, received the IVD Bangladesh Volunteer Award 2021, securing the third place. She has successfully empowered over 400 women by teaching them how to ride scooters.
Young politicians combat child marriage
Young political leaders have combatted child marriage as participants of the US and UK government-funded Young Leaders Fellowship Programme (YLFP), implemented by Democracy International.
Building a space-sharing marketplace
CHAYA is a novel space-sharing marketplace in Bangladesh, launched by Farhia Tabassum and Mehraab Anwar. Unoccupied and unused spaces can be listed by their owners on CHAYA’s website, for users to browse and find what they need.
Third Eye: A guiding light for visually impaired students
Masrur Ishraq founded Third Eye in 2019 to help the visually impaired students at his educational institution, University of Chittagong (CU). For his efforts, he won the Joy Bangla Youth Award for social inclusion in 2021.
Taking to the streets to promote mental health awareness
Mental health advocate Zoya Ahmed recently launched an awareness campaign in the capital with the support of volunteers Diti Roy, Amena Ahmed, Fabia Firoze, Tahsin Navid, and some of the country's most popular young faces, including Tamim Mridha, Don Sumdany, and Swapnil Shojib.
Jashore’s Tamanna applies to Bangabandhu Memorial Trust following PM’s advice
Tamanna Akter Noora, who was born with no arms and only one leg and has secured GPA-5 in this year’s HSC exams, has applied to the Bangabandhu Memorial Trust as per the suggestion of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Books to accompany you along the road
BoiBondhu started out in 2018 with an objective to promote reading. The organisation has built small libraries inside buses and hospitals, among other public places.
