A spirited and inspiring seminar titled “Preparation Boost: Road to IRO Bangladesh Open 2025” was held on 6 July at the BdOSN office in Dhanmondi. Jointly hosted by the Bangladesh Robot Olympiad (BdRO) and BdOSN, the event welcomed 24 students from across the country who are actively preparing to compete in this year’s Bangladesh round.
Bangladesh will participate in the Asia-Pacific Regional Open Championship organized by the World Robot Olympiad (WRO). To select the final team for this event, the national round of the competition was held today with 26 participating teams. The day-long event took place at the Dhanmondi office of Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN), starting at 10 AM. It was jointly organized by BdOSN and World Robot Olympiad Bangladesh (WROBD).
On July 4, the journey toward the IRO Bangladesh Open 2025 officially began with a dedicated volunteer training session held at the Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN) office in Dhanmondi. With the upcoming 27th International Robot Olympiad (IRO) scheduled to take place this December in Gold Coast, Australia, preparations in Bangladesh are in full swing to select and train a competitive national team.
A day-long interactive robotics workshop called "Future Engineers" was successfully hosted by WROBd on May 28, 2025, heralding the beginning of the World Robot Olympiad – Bangladesh's first training phase. Held at the BDOSN facilities, the session was designed to help young learners build practical engineering abilities. Five eager participants enthusiastically jumped into the world of robotics.
Over a hundred cadets from Faujdarhat Cadet College in Chattogram took part in a robotics awareness event hosted by WRO Bangladesh (WROBD) in a striking demonstration of curiosity and discipline. The purpose of the event was to spark students' interest in robotics and get them ready for international competitions such as the World Robot Olympiad (WRO).
On June 27, 2025, the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) through its BkIICT division organized a special event titled "Robotics for Juniors" at the ICT Tower in Agargaon, Dhaka. Designed for young school students, the program aimed to introduce the fascinating world of robotics and future technology in a hands-on and engaging manner.
From June 23 to 27, a special hands-on workshop titled "An Introduction to Arduino with Sensors" was successfully held over five consecutive days, each day offering 2 hours of exciting learning and exploration in the world of robotics. This engaging workshop, organized under the joint initiative of Bangladesh Robot Olympiad (BdRO) and Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN), opened up new horizons for enthusiastic young minds.
The School of Science & Engineering (SSE) of Chittagong Independent University (CIU) accomplished an important milestone on June 25, 2025. Through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN) and SSE, CIU formally entered into a strategic relationship that promises to improve STEM education and technical innovation.
