National Textile Science Competition 2025 takes place in Barishal

The "She STEM presents: National Textile Science Competition 2025" was successfully held at Barishal Textile Engineering College, organised by the Science and Research Club BTEC.

The day-long event provided students a platform to showcase research, innovation, and practical skills.

Distinguished guests included Paritosh Das, Director of Dongyi Sourcing Limited; Enamul Kabir, Managing Director of ENSA Clothing Ltd; Engr Ariful Islam, Country Manager of AM TEX, Suzhou Yingxing Textile Co Ltd; Engr Afsana Mim, Chairman of AIFT; Engr Sayed Tanvir Islam, Manager R&D at Naz Bangladesh Ltd; Tushar Kumar Pal, CEO of Cods Co Ltd; Nazmul Hasan, Managing Director of Fabric Lagbe; and S M Hasibullah, DGM (Fabric and Garment QA) of Rich Cotton Limited. Senior officials from industries nationwide also attended, while academics and industry experts served as judges.

Winners of the Article Writing Competition:

• 1st: Taufiq Kabir (Barishal Textile Engineering College)

• 2nd: Hafiza Akter Aditi (Barishal Textile Engineering College)

• 3rd: Ibrahim Khali (Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University)

Judges included Md Zakaria Alam Jiji, ex-Fabric Technologist (Next, Lidl, Li & Fun, Kenpaek); Engr Md Enamul Haque Niyam, Assistant Professor, Southeast University; and Farhad Mahmud Chowdhury, Assistant Professor, Department of Yarn Engineering, BUTex.

Winners of the Innovation Video Competition:

• 1st: Amanullah (Barishal Textile Engineering College)

• 2nd: Team ECO (Pabna Textile Engineering College)

• 3rd: Team Shield (Barishal Textile Engineering College)

This segment was judged by Sayed Iqbal Rizvi, Managing Director of Sameet Dye Chem Ltd; Md Dulal Hossain, Lecturer, Department of Textile Engineering, Green University of Bangladesh; and Md Salauddin, Advisor (Textile & Garments Merchandising) and Head of Operation, Bunon Bangladesh.

Winners received certificates, T-shirts, exclusive gifts, lab and online courses, with total prizes worth Tk34,000. Additionally, 10 students from Barishal Textile Engineering College won industry internships and other facilities.

According to the organisers, the competition aims to foster creativity, research, and innovation among students, opening new horizons for Bangladesh's textile sector.