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The National Science Olympiad 2012 held at BUET Campus on January 27, 2012

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The BAS Science Olympiad 2012 (NSO 2012) was held successfully this year both at the divisional level and national level. The Divisional Science Olympiad 2012 was held in 14 Centers (3 centers in the metropolitan Dhaka and 11 centers throughout the country ) covering the remote areas, like Mongla Port in the Southwest, Bandarban, Khagrachari in the Southeast, Sylhet in the Northeast and Rajshahi in the Northwest region of the country.

The National Science Olympiad 2012 was held on Friday 27 January at the Bangladesh University of Science and Technology. The Olympiad started at 9.00 am with national anthem and flag hoisting. As the President of the Academy, Prof. Dr. M Shamsher Ali was abroad, Prof. Dr. Mesbahuddin Ahmad, Vice President, BAS hoisted the national flag and inaugurated the National Science Olympiad 2012. The test for the NSO 2012 started in BUET new building at 10.00 am and continued for one and a half hour. The open question and answer session started at 11.45 am and continued up to 1.00pm.

The Prize Distribution Ceremony was held at 2.30 pm. It was chaired by Academy Vice President, Prof. Dr. Meshabuddin Ahmad as the President, BAS, Prof. Dr. M Shamsher Ali was abroad. The Chief Guest Prof. Dr. S. M. Nazrul Isalm, Vice Chancellor, BUET distributed Medals, Certificates, Scholarship and books to the Olympiad champions. This year, the Daily SAMAKAL being the co-organizer of the NSO 2012, added a new dimension in the publicity of the divisional and national Olympiad. The Daily published pictures of the participants, winner and champions of the Olympiad and also published articles of Prof. Dr. Naiyyum Choudhury, Secretary, BAS and Prof. Dr. M Kaykobad, coordinator of BAS SO 2012. Total 5602 students participated in the Olympiad from all over Bangladesh. 510 students participated in the National Science Olympiad 2012.

* Source: BAS website

Science Olympiad held in Cittagong

Science Olympiad held in Chittagong on January 13, 2012

Aiming at enthusing the students of schools and colleges with science education, the third Divisional Science Olympiad was held at Premier University in the port city yesterday.

The Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS) in association with the university's Chittagong campus arranged the Olympiad, which was followed by a discussion and an award giving ceremony. A total of 353 students from 24 schools and colleges of Chittagong division took part in the science competition.

Prof Dr Anupam Sen, vice chancellor of Premier University; Dr Iftekheruddin Chowdhury, a dean of the university; and Dr Mohammad Kaikobad, a professor at the Bangladesh of University of Technology and Science (Buet); were present at the programme among others.

source: The Daily Star, Saturday, January 14, 2012

Gregorian exhibiting the Young Scientists

Every year, the Gregorian Science Club (GS) organised a grand science fair, which began in 1964. There was a time when the whole city of Dhaka would blend into the festive mood at St. Gregory's. A huge number of people visit the fair every year. More than half the number of students gets busy with their science projects and preparing their displays to the guests and visitors. Every year, the fair is organised after the first terminal exams and before the summer vacations to give students an ample amount of time to prepare their projects. The fair usually kicks off for three days where the projects are judged by science teachers of other schools and colleges on the second day. GSC is one of the oldest and active clubs of St. Gregory. It was founded by Brother Donald Becker followed by Brother Hobart and Mrinal Kanti Dey, who was the moderator during that period. Brother Donald, with his single laboratory, but a powerhouse of energy and boost, would encourage the students towards learning more science.

After the three-day long inter-school festival, the prize giving ceremony of St. Gregory's Inter School Science Fair and Art Exhibition 2011 was held on March 29 in the school premises. The Education Minister, Nurul Islam Nahid distributed prizes as the chief guest among the winners. Professor Dr. Jamilur Reza Choudhury, former adviser to the Caretaker Government was present as a special guest. Reverend Paulinus Costa, Archbishop of Dhaka Archdiocese presided over the programme. The fair was inaugurated by Brother Robi Purification, Headmaster and Secretary of St. Gregory's High School on March 27.

This time from 735 young scientists, 205 science projects were selected from St. Gregory High School, St. Francis Xavier's Girls' High School, Central Girls' High School, Kamrunnesa Girls' High School, Hasnabad High School, Bangla Bazaar Government Girls' High School, Dhaka Collegiate School and from other renowned schools. These projects were divided into groups as Kids Group (Class 3 to 4), Junior Group (Class 5 to 6), Intermediate Group (Class 7 to 8) and Senior Group (Class 9 to 10).

The management committee arranged 188 prizes for the competitors. The fair was untied for the audience from 3.00 pm to 6.00 pm. Besides the fair, Mathematics Olympiad, Chemistry Olympiad, Physics Olympiad and Biology Olympiad were also organised from 9.00 am to 12.00 pm.

* source: http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=205104