Bangladesh to send 12 young students to malaysia olympiad
A 12-member team of Bangladeshi primary school students will participate in the 22nd International Mathematics and Science Olympiad (IMSO), to be held in Kedah, Malaysia, from October 5 to 9. Nearly 400 participants from 23 countries are expected, with the Bangladesh team set to depart for Kedah on 4 October.
The announcement was made at a press conference on Tuesday at the Bishwo Shahitto Kendro in Dhaka, organised by the Society for the Popularisation of Science, Bangladesh (SPSB) and the Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN). SPSB and BdOSN President Munir Hasan introduced both the six-member mathematics team and the six-member science team.
The mathematics team comprises students from St Joseph Higher Secondary School, SFX Greenherald International School, Mastermind English Medium School, and Bonowari Lal Government High School, Sirajganj.
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The science team comprises students from Lighthouse International School, SFX Greenherald International School, Manarat Dhaka International School and College, St Joseph International School, St Joseph Higher Secondary School, and Mymensingh International School. Notably, Nabi Hossain and Ayan Isa previously won champions' trophies in mathematics and science at the national round.
The team will be led by SPSB Vice President, Zahidul Amin, with Md Tanvirul Islam serving as deputy leader. Mim Naz Rahman will serve as the science mentor, and Jyoti Singh as the mathematics mentor.
This marks Bangladesh's debut at the primary level in an event of such international prestige, following the Bangladesh Mathematics and Science Olympiad (BDMSO) held on 22 August at St Joseph Higher Secondary School, where over 200 students competed. From 52 winners, 12 were selected through training camps. The BDMSO was jointly organised by BdOSN and SPSB.
