The WRO Bangladesh Mentorship Program officially commenced on April 19, 2025, with a comprehensive training session conducted by Jonas Zagatta, Project Manager of the World Robot Olympiad (WRO), held at the Creative IT Institute in Dhaka. The event marked the formal launch of a nationwide initiative aimed at equipping mentors with essential tools to guide and inspire the next generation of robotics talent in Bangladesh.
Narayanganj Ideal School turned into a hub of curiosity and innovation during its Intra-School Science Fair 2025, where a special Robotics Activation Program was organized by Bangladesh Robot Olympiad (BdRO) and Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN).
With just weeks to go before the prestigious International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI) kicks off in Beijing, China, a two-day intensive training camp began yesterday at the Institute of Information Technology (IIT), University of Dhaka. Set to run from August 2 to 9, IOAI 2025 will bring together some of the brightest young AI talents from across the world and among them will be a select group of students proudly representing Bangladesh.
The national round of the Bangladesh Artificial Intelligence Olympiad (BDAIO) 2025 was successfully hosted at the Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) on 17th May,2025, jointly organized by BUBT and the Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN).
Child marriage has always been a societal problem in Bangladesh. It's not unlikely that girls in Bangladesh are forced to be married in their adolescence. Recently, Rangpur became the focal point of a potent discussion over "Child marriage," one of the most important social challenges facing the nation. In the highly charged workshop "Consequences and Actions Against Child Marriage," community leaders, educators, rights advocates, and government representatives convened to discuss the concerning increase in child marriages and devise a solution to combat this situation.
The WRO Bangladesh Activation Workshop was held at the DPI Auditorium of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute on 20th May 2025. The event aimed to raise awareness and enthusiasm for robotics among students and held priority to encourage the students to engage in robotics and get prepared for something big.
A special workshop focusing on the preparation for the Creative Category was held on May 9 and 10 at the BDOSN office in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. Jointly organized by Bangladesh Open Source Network (BDOSN) and Bangladesh Robot Olympiad, the two-day workshop aimed to provide participants with comprehensive guidance on preparing for this year’s theme, "Space Robot." For better perception and preparation, students need to be guided with proper resources, and this was the purpose of this workshop.
A two-day Advanced STEM Camp was organized at Khulna CSS Ava Center on April 12 to provide an idea of the ins and outs of Arduino Robotics through practical problem solving and block-based coding following the scientific research method. Under the STEM and ICT Skills for the Girls of Coastal Areas project, a total of 60 students from six secondary schools in three coastal upazilas of Rampal, Tala and Satkhira participated in this two-day residential camp.
