The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) won 4 awards, including 1 Champion Award and 3 Merit Awards, for student projects across 3 categories at the Bangladesh ICT and Innovation Awards 2026.
Organized by the Bangladesh ICT and Innovation Network (BIIN), the awards ceremony was held at BRAC University in Dhaka on October 3, 2026. The recognition highlights ULAB's focus on innovation, creativity and practical problem-solving through project-based learning and research.
ULAB students Md Abu Hurayra and Md Shahriar Alam won the Champion Award in the Consumer category for their project, CHRONIQ. The project originated as a course assignment under the supervision of Professor Muhammad Golam Kibria.
In the Business Services category, Saiful Islam, M M Rafsanjani Showrav and Pranto Paul received a Merit Award for Sotto Onusondhan, developed as a capstone project under the supervision of Professor Nafees Mansoor.
Roza Smaranee Biswas, Talha Shad and Pranto Barai received a Merit Award in the Inclusion and Community Services category for GaitAid, a capstone project supervised by Professor Muhammad Golam Kibria.
In the same category, Rahul Bala Promith and Anima Biswas received a Merit Award for their project, Bak-shrobon.
The competition received 355 project submissions from across Bangladesh, of which 118 were shortlisted for final evaluation. Following an assessment by a 40-member jury comprising experts from industry, academia, government, banking and the startup ecosystem, 44 projects received recognition.
The ceremony was attended by Fakir Mahbub Anam, minister of science and technology, as the chief guest, and Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki, state minister for planning, as the special guest.
ULAB congratulated the award-winning students and their faculty supervisors, reaffirming its commitment to nurturing young innovators, advancing research-driven education and encouraging students to develop solutions to real-world challenges and compete in national and international competitions.