CoU hosts nat’l Math Olympiad

Comilla University (CoU) hosted the Dhaka-South regional round of the 17th National Undergraduate Mathematics Olympiad for the first time on Friday, with 118 students from different universities and educational institutions taking part.

The event was inaugurated around 9:30am on Friday through the hoisting of the national flag at the university’s badminton court.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr M M Shariful Karim, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Mohammad Amjad Hossain Sarkar, Treasurer Professor Dr Mohammad Belal Uddin and Dhaka-South regional coordinator of the olympiad Professor Dr Md Abdullah Al Mahbub were present at the inauguration.

According to the organisers, a total of 140 students registered for the competition from different educational institutions across parts of Dhaka and districts including Munshiganj, Narayanganj, Cumilla, Brahmanbaria and Narsingdi. Of them, 118 appeared in the examination.

Based on the regional results, the top 10 contestants from each region will qualify for the national final. The 80 selected contestants from eight regions will compete for a place among the top 10, who will get the opportunity to represent Bangladesh in an international mathematics competition.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr M M Shariful Karim said it was the first time the university had hosted such an event and thanked the organisers for their efforts.

“Through initiatives like this, our students will have opportunities to represent both the university and the country at national and international levels,” he said.