ICT Division’s next vision to create smart generation: Palak

State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak said that the next vision of ICT Divison is to create a smart generation.

He made the remark while speaking at the code contest event organised by Samsung R&D Institute Bangladesh (SRBD) in a bid to boost problem solving & research skill among Bangladeshi students, said the ministry in a statement on Saturday.

More than 1,608 students from 65 leading public and private universities of Bangladesh participated in the contest.

The contest was held in three stages. First round was held on August 16 via online where 1,608 students and problem solvers did the registration. 

After the first round, 348 students and problem solvers qualified for the second round held on September 23, 2022.

Top 50 participants from the 2nd round were invited for the final round and it was held recently at SRBD premises where top 10 performing contestants were selected as winners. Md Sabbir Rahman of BUET became the champion of the contest.

Speaking at the event, SRBD MD Wonmo Ku expressed his gratitude of satisfaction for the successful organization of this type of event and mentioned that SRBD also has been hosting this competition since 2018 to help find and support Bangladeshi SW Talents. 

He said Bangladeshi young engineers and problem solvers have huge potential, and if they can continue practice under proper guidance like SRBD, they can flourish their talent at global level. 

The state minister shared digital Bangladesh vision to the participants; and stated that SRBD is one of the leading R&D centers that played a key role in progress to create a “problem solving culture in Bangladesh”. 

The Digital Bangladesh vision and inauguration of SRBD happened concurrently in 2010.

He expressed that under the Visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shaikh Hasina, digital Bangladesh is no more a dream but a reality, and the next vision for ICT division to create a smart generation. At the end of his speech, he also awarded ten new “Made In Bangladesh” laptops to the top ten winners of this code contest. 

Later, the top 10 winners were handed over an award amount of Tk 1,70,000. Among them, Md Sabbir Rahman of BUET became the champion and won award money of Tk 50,000; Ayon Shahrier of Dhaka University, as 1st runner up, won award money of Tk 30,000; and Iftekhar Hakim Kaowsar of BUET, as 2nd runner up won award money of Tk 20,000.