Bangladesh to participate in global robotics competition in Gold Coast
The Bangladesh team is set to participate in the 27th International Robot Olympiad (IRO), scheduled to take place from 17 to 21 December 2025 in the Gold Coast, Australia.
This year's national selection was organised by Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN). The online preliminary round was held on 29–30 August, followed by the national round—IRO Bangladesh Open 2025—on 12–13 September at the University of Asia Pacific in Dhaka.
Winners from the Creative Movie, Creative Category, and Physical Computing divisions advanced to the international selection camp, where participants were evaluated on several criteria. The most qualified students were selected to represent Bangladesh at the global competition.
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The members of Team Bangladesh are Zubaidah Zafreen and Nafia Bashar Suhani from Mohammadpur Preparatory School and College; Mohammad Zarif Bin Salek, Khondokar Mushfiqul Islam, and Mohammed Mashrur Arefin Bhuiyan from Dhaka Residential Model College; Nusaiba Tazreen Tanisha from YWCA Higher Secondary Girls' School; Zaima Jahin Wara from William Carey Academy; Priyanti Das from Scholastica; Ridwan Rabbani from Ideal School and College; and Mohammad Abdullah Al Titu from Ananda Mohan College.
The team will be coached by Mishal Islam, chief robotics coach of the Bangladesh Robot Olympiad, with M Tanzeem Al Islam Dibosh as assistant coach. A A Munir Hasan, president of Bangladesh Open Source Network, will serve as team leader. Professor Dr Lafifa Jamal, from the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Dhaka and a member of the International Robot Olympiad Central Committee, will also attend the event.
Bangladesh has participated in the International Robot Olympiad since 2018. Over the past seven years, the country's teams have won 73 medals, including 14 gold, earning recognition and pride on the international stage.
Team Bangladesh's participation in this year's Olympiad is sponsored by the ICT Division and the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DoICT) of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
