DHAKA, Oct 5, 2020 (BSS) – Nine champion teams and eight runners up teams
will get opportunity to participate in the global space apps competition to
be organized by US space research organization NASA this year.
The names of the teams were declared by President of Bangladesh
Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) Syed Almas Kabir on
Sunday after they were selected through organizing 3-day (2-4 October 2020)
`NASA Space Apps Challenge 2020′ online in 9 districts of the country, said a
press release today.
ICT Division, Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC), LICT Project and Cloud
Camp were the partners of BASIS for organizing the competition held for the
six times and was participated by 300 teams this year.
The Champion and Runners up winning teams are Champion-VaccPicker and
Runners Up- O-Zone of Barishal Division, Champion- Orion -vi and Runners Up-
Team Four Frontiers of Chittagong, Champion- Prime SpaceX and Runners Up-
Team_Flashing_Red from Cumilla, Champion- BUET Zenith and Runners Up – S21
ARSB/HAM SOS COM from Dhaka, Champion- Fly High and Runners Up- Mohakash from
Khulna, Champion- Legend of legacy and Runners Up- Trojans of Mymensingh,
Champion- Team Incognition and Runners UP-Team Nobbo of Rajshahi, Chhampion-
Team ShockWave and Runners Up- Flitaxe of Rangpur and Champion- Siliconlily
of Sylhet.
Addressing a function organized by BASIS online State Minister for ICT
Zunaid Ahmed Palak assured of providing all possible help to the students and
youths for bringing technologically innovative solutions on various domestic
and global problems.
“The talented youths would introduce the country as problem solver nation
in future through bringing innovative solutions of various domestic and
global problems,” he told the function.
He said the government has been encouraging innovation and startup and
formed startup company to develop a culture of innovation and funded to 130
startups so far.
The students are gradually adapting to frontier technologies as ICT
Division has set up labs at the universities including a Robotic Lab in the
BUET, Palak said adding the Bangladeshi youths have performed well by
securing 2 awards from the six main awards and 12 merit awards by
participating first ever international blockchain Olympiad.
The state minister said the implementation of Digital Bangladesh at the
Prime Minister’s relentless efforts and design of PM’s ICT Affairs Adviser
Sajeeb Wazed Joy has kept normal all activities from food supply to running
court online.
The function was addressed among others by Senior Secretary of ICT
Division N M Zeaul Alam, Managing Director of Bangladesh Hi-tech Park
Authority Hosne Ara Begum, Director General of Digital Security Agency (DSA)
and LICT Project Director Md. Rezaul Karim.