A team from Bangladesh has recently won 2 silver and 1 bronze medal at the 16th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) 2023. This year’s competition consisted of 256 student participants from 50 nations, with this being the first time Bangladesh won a silver medal in this global event.
Every year, the Bangladesh Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics Committee is responsible for sending a team of students and team leaders to this international competition. This year, the individuals who went to Poland to participate in the IOAA are Hritom Sarker Oyon (Adamjee Cantonment Public School), Adnan Bin Alamgir (Dhaka Residential Model College), Bayezid Bostami (Rajshahi College), Adiba Amira (Mastermind English Medium School), and Fahim Rajit Hossain Shwadhin (EEE, Bangladesh Army University of Engineering and Technology) as the team leader.
The IOAA is considered one of the world’s most prestigious Olympiads for high school students (class 9-12) on the subjects of astronomy and astrophysics. The competition tests the student participants on topics such as outer space, stars, other planets, the universe, and similar science and space related matters. This annual event is known for bringing together like-minded science enthusiastic learners and giving them a platform to showcase and share their knowledge. The 16th iteration of this globally renowned competition was held from August 10 to August 20 in Chorzów, Poland.
News link (Daily Star): https://www.thedailystar.net/tech-startup/news/team-bangladesh-wins-two-silver-medals-international-olympiad-astronomy-and-astrophysics-3399156
