Bangladesh team bags six bronze medals at IJSO in Russia
Bangladesh has won six bronze medals at the 22nd International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO-2025), held from 23 November to 1 December in Sochi, the Black Sea coastal city of Russia.
Al-Arafah Islami Bank is the title sponsor of the Bangladesh team at the Olympiad.
A six-member Bangladesh team competed in the event, which featured participants from 25 countries. All six Bangladeshi contestants secured bronze medals, which were handed over at a grand ceremony on 1 December.
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The medal winners are Abrar Jahin Pathan of St Joseph Higher Secondary School; Vihan Pal of Ideal School and College; Ahnaf Ahmed Sinan of Chittagong Cantonment Public College; HM Azizur Rahman Alif of Golgatha English Medium School; Nashwan Haque Mahir of Dhaka Residential Model College; and Ruffa Noor Jariyah of Jessore Police Lines Secondary School.
The Bangladesh team for IJSO is selected annually by the Bangladesh Science Popularization Association and the Bangladesh Freedom Foundation, with Al-Arafah Islami Bank as title sponsor.
The 11th Al-Arafah Islami Bank Bangladesh Junior Science Olympiad began in July, followed by online selection rounds in August and September involving around 17,000 students. After six regional rounds, an e-Olympiad, and 10 upazila-level school Olympiads, the national round and residential camp were held in Dhaka, from which the final team was chosen.
Over the past decade, Bangladesh has won 15 silver and 24 bronze medals at the IJSO.
