Young Bangladeshi innovators compete in Manila

Team Parasitica, with three Bangladeshi innovators, are competing in the South East Asia regional final round of Microsoft Imagine Cup 2017 in Manila, Philippines. The skill-based competition run by the software giant began on Sunday and will run until April 26. Thohidul Islam and Syed Nakib Hossain from the Electrical and Electronic Engineering department and Fazle Rahat from the Computer Science and Engineering department are all final-year students at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Their project is an app, fasTnosis, which allows users to self-diagnose parasitic diseases like tuberculosis, malaria, etc. “This opportunity has propelled our drive towards introducing greater convenience and comfort for people globally,” Thohidul, team leader of Parasitica, said. The top seven teams from the regional final will head to the World Finals this July.