International Math Olympiad: Bangladesh best in South Asia

Bangladeshi students have won four medals, including two silver and two bronze, in the 58th International Mathematical Olympiad held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Though one of the students missed out on a gold medal by one point, Bangladesh ranked 26th, while India finished 52nd, Sri Lanka 62nd, Pakistan 81st and Nepal 110th among 111 countries. Bangladesh was ranked in the 35th position last year. The silver medal winners are Asif-e-Elahi of MC College, Sylhet and Ahmed Jawad Chowdhury of Cantonment English School and College of Chittagong. The bronze winners are Tamjid Morshed Rubab of Notre Dame College and Rahul Saha of Dhaka College.Sabbir Rahman of Notre Dame College and AM Naimul Islam of Amrita Lal Dey Mohabiddyaloy were given Honourable Mentions for their scores in the competition. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, vice president of Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad committee, said: “Missing gold for one point is heart breaking but I will not let this to ruin my joy. I am proud of our BdMO team and congratulate everyone. “It must be fun to beat every country in our region and climb 8 steps up in world ranking,” he added. The 58th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO 2017) was held in Rio de Janeiro of Brazil from July 12 to 23. This was the first IMO to be held in Brazil. However, the history of the IMO goes back to 1959 when its first edition was held in Romania. Since then, the competition has provided a stimulus to mathematics, offering a great opportunity for the creative exchange of ideas and experiences among students from various cultures.