BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology (BUFT) organized the “BGMEA Presents BUFT National Quiz Competition 2.0, 2026” on October 25 at its Abdullah Hil Rakib Auditorium.
The competition was powered by BRB, Nexagen and RFL, and co-powered by DESCO, Asutex, System Engineering Limited and OMC. The event was organized with support from the BUFT Brand Ambassador Team.
Md Mesbah Uddin Ali, chairman of the BUFT Board of Trustees and Wega Group, presided over the event, while S M Jahangir Hossain, member of parliament for Dhaka-18, attended as chief guest.
Mohammad Imtiaj, director of the Department of Public Relations, conducted the program. Prof Dr Md Abdul Jalil, dean of the Faculty of Sciences, delivered the welcome address, while BUFT Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Engr Ayub Nabi Khan also spoke.
A total of 1,424 college students from different parts of the country who qualified in the preliminary round participated in the competition.
Contestants took part in the second multiple-choice question (MCQ) round, from which 30 teams advanced to the quarter-finals. Six teams then competed in the buzzer round to secure places in the semi-finals, before 4 teams qualified for the grand finale, which featured audio-visual and rapid-fire rounds.
Dhaka Commerce College emerged as champion, while Birshreshtha Munshi Abdur Rouf Public College finished first runner-up and Zirabo Cantonment Public School and College finished second runner-up. Farik Hasan Omio of Dhaka Commerce College was named Best Contestant.
The event was attended by the acting pro-vice chancellor, registrar, deans, faculty members, parents, university officers, distinguished guests and senior journalists.
The competition concluded with an award ceremony, a group photo session and a cultural program and fashion runway organized with support from the BUFT Heritage Club and BUFT Cultural Club.
Channel 24 was the event partner, Learnup was the knowledge partner, and Shomoy TV, Daily Amader Shomoy, The Business Standard, The Daily Campus and Radio Today were the media partners.