FBCCI Solveathon ends, three winning startups announced

Three winning startups of ‘FBCCI Solveathon Powered by MIT Solve’ have been announced during the closing ceremony of the trade body’s Tech C wing initiative.

The closing ceremony of the FBCCI initiative was organised virtually over Zoom on Tuesday , where FBCCI President Sheikh Fazle Fahim was chief guest, read a press release.

Sheikh Fazle Fahim said the event was organised to find talented youth in the country.

Addressing the participants of the FBCCI Virtual Solveathon, he said, “There will be many opportunities in Bangladesh in the future, so there is nothing to be disappointed about those who could not win today.”

“This generation must continue the development of Bangladesh, as they will be part of LDC Graduate Bangladesh, a Bangladesh that has achieved the SDG target and the developed Bangladesh of 2041.”

The event was moderated by Sonia Bashir Kabir, adviser of FBCCI.

Additionally, Shekhar Rajasekharan, managing director and sub-cluster head, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Citybank and Ambassador MA Abdul Hannan, former adviser of FBCCI, were also present.

The three winning startups are Team Aftergrad (Champion), Team Sushastho(1 st Runner-up), Team Krishop (2 nd Runner-up). These startups will be funded to take part in the MIT Solve 2021 Global Challenge.

On January 30, a virtual workshop was organised by the FBCCI in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Solve and conducted by the FBCCI Tech Center.

Initially, the Solveathon selected 202 individuals from different districts, including Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Sylhet, and Khulna. A total of 20 teams were formed with the participating candidates. Out of which, the best three teams have been selected following many rigorous skills tests.