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Bangladesh to host 45th ICPC World Finals Dhaka

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09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 | Update: 09 Mar 2022 00:08:27
Bangladesh to host 45th ICPC World Finals Dhaka
State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak speaks at a function on Tuesday arranged to announce the holding of the 45th the International Collegiate Programming Contest in Dhaka this year – PID Photo

Bangladesh will host the 45th the International Collegiate Programming Contest titled ‘ICPC World Finals Dhaka’ this year.

ICPC Foundation President Dr Bill Poucher announced it in a programme at the auditorium of the Bangladesh Computer Council here today with the presence of State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak as the chief guest, a press release said.

Senior Secretary of Information and Communications Technology Division NM Ziaul Alam, Executive Director of Bangladesh Computer Council Md Abdul Mannan and Vice Chancellor of the University of Asia Pacific Prof Dr Kamrul Ahsan, among others, were present on the occasion.

The ICPC, the “International Collegiate Programming Contest”, is specially an extra-curricular, competitive programming sport for students at universities around the world which is organised every year.

Speaking on the occasion, Palak said everything will be digitalized if youths are inspired with programming.

Highlighting the importance of the teaching of the programming, he added that there is no alternative to coding and programming education alongside math and science to bring success in any profession including doctor and journalist.

Mentioning the programming as the weapon of the world’s change, he laid emphasis on teaching programming along with general education including English and Mathematics to students since their childhood.

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