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10 Innovations Have Been Awarded in National Hackathon Organized by

Bangladesh-India Jointly

“National Hackathon on Frontier will go ahead with innovative thinking. ceremony of the hackathon. He said that
Technologies” was organized Bangladesh is taking this Sonar Bangla to the Tech Mahindra platform will be used
successfully by the “Innovation Design the faith of all these young people. Young to take the ten challenges that have been
and Entrepreneurship Academy (iDEA) people will build a beautiful Bangladesh selected and the outstanding solutions
project” under ICT Division with its in the future. Mr. Zunaid Ahmed Palak that come from our young innovators to
Startup Bangladesh banner. To solve the MP, Hon’ble State Minister, ICT Division the international market. The winning
most citizen-centric 10 challenges of of Bangladesh as the Guest of Honor said teams will be provided mentoring
Bangladesh, this two-day long hackathon that local innovation could also be a global and training along with research and
has been organized with the slogan solution. So, we need to do a bridging of technology co-ordination at the Makers
“Think. Hack. Solve.”. The hackathon local solutions and local innovation on Lab of the IT institute of TechM. Finally,
was held on the campus of Independent how we can take global solutions and he thanked the ICT Division and the “High
University, Bangladesh (IUB), Dhaka, on global markets. All innovations in the Commission of India in Bangladesh”. Shri
February 28 and 29, 2020 in collaboration world have come on the basis of mutual Biswadip Dey, Deputy High Commissioner
with the “High Commission of India in understanding and partnership of the of India to Bangladesh was there as a
Bangladesh” and “Tech Mahindra Limited three parties: government, academia and guest and thanked the government of
(TechM)”. The closing ceremony of the industry. He gave the example of various Bangladesh for organizing such a timely
hackathon was held at IUB Auditorium innovators established in the world, saying development in the ICT sector. Apart
on Saturday, 29th February 2020. Mr. Md. that first an innovator thought, imagined from this, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman NDC,
Tazul Islam MP, Hon’ble Minister, Local and possibly solved his idea. Then it has Secretary (Coordination & Reforms),
Government Division, Bangladesh was an industry connection with academia and Cabinet Division and Dr. Mosammat
present as the chief guest at the closing innovators and it needs government policy Nazmanara Khanum, Secretary of Ministry
ceremony. He said that we could make and legal support to make it marketable of Food were the special guest on the
Bangladesh a better country. With the and scalable. Finally, he thanked everyone occasion. Total 10 university campaigns
proper use of our country’s innovation for participating in this hackathon to solve held as part of promotions. From 349
and capacities in different countries of domestic challenges and at the same time shortlisted innovative solutions from
the world for the economic development said that all the young innovators will be all the applications across the country,
of the country, it is possible to move the supported by Startup Bangladesh-iDEA the top 51 teams consisting of approx.
country further. Bangabandhu dreamed in the future. Mr. Sujit Baksi, president of 150 innovators have participated in this
about Sonar Bangla. It is our constant Corporate Affairs was present on behalf hackathon. Forty mentors were there
courage to dream that our young people of Tech Mahindra Limited at the closing to guide all participants. Finally, the top

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