Bangladesh Bags Big at NASA’s Nationwide Spaceathon

The results of the NASA International Space Apps Challenge 2025, Bangladesh edition, have been officially announced, aligning with the global declaration on Monday evening, September 6.

According to the results, in Dhaka, Team Kronj emerged as champions, with Team Astro-4 as first runners-up and Team Space Kity securing second runner-up. In Chattogram, Team Exovisionaries took the top spot, followed by KUET Mangalchari as first runners-up and Meteor Guardians as second runners-up. In Barishal, Team Polaris won, with Team Serious as first runners-up and Team Leniaki as second runners-up. Rajshahi crowned Team Minus One as champions, Team Ora as first runners-up, and Team Terra Firm as second runners-up. Khulna’s winners were Team Wasis, with Team Atlas and Team Obliviate as runners-up. In Sylhet, Team Code Crackers took first place, followed by AIba Space Wave and Ulka.

Additionally, in Comilla, Team No Mads emerged victorious, followed by Quintessence Minus Infinity and Team Eclipzd. Mymensingh crowned Team New Bice, with Soft Sassy and Astra Find as runners-up. In Rangpur, Team Fakibaj won, with Team Space Squad as first runners-up and Team Aspectra as second runners-up.

The hackathon, held virtually for the first time, ran continuously for 36 hours starting Friday, October 3.

Over the past 11 years, Bangladesh has proudly achieved the distinction of being world champion four times, including three consecutive wins.

The NASA International Space Apps Challenge brings together young innovators, scientists, designers, artists, educators, and entrepreneurs from 185 countries to find creative solutions to global challenges. In Bangladesh, the event was organized across nine cities—Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barishal, Rangpur, Mymensingh, and Comilla—under the initiative of BASIS. The program aimed to engage one crore students via social media and 200,000 participants directly in competitions.

Each city had a local lead coordinating the participants’ activities. More than 3,000 participants joined the two-day online hackathon held on October 3 and 4, submitting nearly 500 projects across the nine regions. This year, the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) served as the title sponsor of the hackathon.

Bangladesh’s previous global successes include Shahjalal University of Science and Technology’s Team Alik (2018, Best Use of Data for the Lunar VR Project), the combined KUET and Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology team “Team Mohakash” (2021, Best Mission Concept), Team Diamonds (2022, Most Inspirational), and Team Voyagers (2023, Best Storytelling).

This continued success underscores Bangladesh’s growing prominence in global space innovation and youth-led technological solutions.