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Three teams win FBCCI Solveathon final judging


Published : 17 Feb 2021 09:17 PM

Three teams among the top five finalists have won FBCCI Solveathon final judging Powered by MIT SOLVE, Executed by FBCCI TECH C held on Tuesday at FBCCI office, Matijheel in the capital.       

A total of five teams named ‘Team Aftergrad’, ‘Team D4A (Data4 All)’, ‘Team KRI Shop’, ‘Team Local Telsa ShaktiShonchoy’  and ‘Team Sushasto’ participated in the final round.  FBCCI Solveathon held for the first time in Bangladesh. 

Out of five teams, TEAM AFTERGRAD , TEAM KRI SHOP and TEAM SUSHASTO have won for their theme on Edu Tech, Agri Tech and Health Tech respectively. 

Name of winner teams will be declared in the closing ceremony later.  

This event is an initiative of The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).  

The best three teams have been selected after various skill tests. These startups will be awarded later. 

FBCCI President Sheikh FazleFahim delivered welcome speech while FBCCI Technology Adviser Sonia Bashir Kabir moderated the program.   

Sheikh FazleFahim said, “I believe this platform will create great opportunities in terms of entrepreneurship training of talented youth to guide and assist the talented individuals of the country who can exploit the power of technology to work on challenges and be a part of global community and represent Bangladesh globally.”

Robi CEO Mahtab Ahmed, Grameenphone CEO YasirAzman, IPDC Finance Limited CEO Mominul Islam, Citi Bank Bangladesh MD & Citi Country Officer Shekar N. Rajashekaran, Dhaka University Professor Lafifa Jamal and Dhaka University IBA Prof Dr. Syed Ferhat Anwar, BRAC University Chairperson Tamara Abed and Ambassador (Retd.) Md. Abdul Hannanwere the Judges of the final event.