Bangladesh Bags 11 Medals at International Robot Olympiad Including a Gold
Bangladesh has secured a total of 11 medals—including one gold, six bronze and four technical awards—at the 27th International Robot Olympiad (IRO), marking another strong showing by the country’s young robotics talents on the global stage.
The gold medal was won by Mohammad Abdullah Al Titu, a student of Ananda Mohan College, in the Creative Category (Senior Group).
Bronze medals were claimed by:
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Nusaiba Tazrin Tanisha of YWCA Higher Secondary Girls’ School in the Creative Movie Category (Senior Group)
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Zubaidah Jafrin of Mohammadpur Preparatory School and College in Physical Computing (Junior Low Group)
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Ridwan Rabbani of Ideal School and College in Physical Computing (Junior High Group)
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Nusaiba Tazrin Tanisha again in Physical Computing (Senior Group)
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Khondokar Mushfiqur Islam of Dhaka Residential Model College in the Creative Category (Senior Group)
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Priyanti Das of Scholastica School in the Creative Category (Senior Group)
Technical medals were awarded to:
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Mohammad Zarif Bin Saleq of Dhaka Residential Model College and Nafia Basar Suhani of Mohammadpur Preparatory School and College in Physical Computing (Senior Group)
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Zaima Yahin Wara of William Carey Academy in the Creative Category (Senior Group)
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Priyanti Das of Scholastica School in the Creative Movie Category (Senior Group)
The 27th International Robot Olympiad was held from December 17 to 20 at the Mantra Southport Sharks Convention Centre in Gold Coast, Australia, with medals presented at the closing ceremony on Sunday, December 21.
Congratulating the team on their success were Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser in charge of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology; Shish Haider Chowdhury, NDC, Secretary of the ICT Division; and Md Abu Sayeed, Director General of the Department of ICT.
The ICT Division and the Department of ICT provided overall patronage for Bangladesh’s participation in the international competition.
Notably, the national selection process was organised by the Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN), with online preliminary rounds held on August 29–30 and the national round of IRO Bangladesh Open 2025 conducted on September 12–13 at the University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka. Winners from the Creative Movie, Creative and Physical Computing categories were evaluated through a national training and selection camp before forming the international team.
Bangladesh has been participating in the International Robot Olympiad since 2018. Over the past eight years, Bangladeshi teams have won 94 medals, including 15 gold medals. This year, a 10-member team represented the country at the prestigious global robotics event.
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