Awards

27 entries, in four tiers, set out in full. Years, awarding bodies and scope are given so each one can be checked.

1st Prize, 2026

16th e-ICON World Contest, with the Minister of Education of the Republic of Korea Award

I led Team Arup-Bit - Aranya Abeer Khan Prapya from Bangladesh, and Yoonkyu Lee and Junmo Kim from South Korea - mentored by Sayed Mahbub Hasan Amiri. The contest is organised by the Korean Digital Frontiers Association and hosted by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea.

We were selected for the final round and flew from Dhaka to South Korea on 2 August 2026 for the fully funded international finals, where the team took first place.

Role: Team leader
Host: Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea
Organiser: Korean Digital Frontiers Association

International

Competitions and honours judged across national borders. 7 entries.

1st Prize
16th e-ICON World Contest 2026, with the Minister of Education of the Republic of Korea Award
Korean Digital Frontiers Association, hosted by the Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea
Team leader of Team Arup-Bit. Selected for the final round and flew from Dhaka to South Korea on 2 August 2026 for the fully funded international finals.
2026Software development
Gold Award
Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition
Royal Commonwealth Society
2025Writing
Judge
Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition
Royal Commonwealth Society
Invited onto the judging panel the year after winning Gold.
2026Writing
Gold Award
International Business & Innovation Olympiad
IBIO
Judged against students from 48 countries.
2025Business
Silver Award
International Environment Olympiad
IEnvO
Environment
Honourable Mention
Mathematical Olympiad Beyond Borders
Represented Team Bangladesh among 17 countries.
Mathematics
2nd Place
DUQS International Quiz Competition
Dhaka University Quiz Society
Quiz - college segment

National - business and economics

Case competitions, business olympiads and startup contests in Bangladesh. 5 entries.

Champion
CEO for a Day
Business Fest Bangladesh 2025, Season 09
1st out of 1,000+ participants nationwide, across hybrid online and offline rounds. Entered solo.
2025Business simulation
Champion
Case Study Competition
Business Fest Bangladesh 2025, Season 09
1st among 100+ teams nationwide.
2025Case study
Champion
Startup Catalyst - Business Idea Generation
NatEcon 2.0
Won as a college team competing against university-level teams.
Startup pitch
Runner-Up
National NextGen Business Olympiad - Startup Idea Presentation
2025Startup pitch
Nationalist
Bangladesh Economics Olympiad
IEO
Selected for the National Round.
Economics

National - mathematics, science and quiz

Olympiads, science festivals and quiz competitions in Bangladesh. 9 entries.

Champion
Quizmetrics
IUT Beyond The Metrics
Quiz - school and college segment
Nationalist
Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad
BDMO
2022, 2023Mathematics
Regional Awardee
Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad
BDMO
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024Mathematics
Camper
BDMO Olympiad Residential Camp
BDMO
2022Mathematics
Runner-Up
DRMC National Science Carnival - Project Display
2023Science
Runner-Up
6th Laboratorians National Science Festival - Project Display
Science
2nd Place
DRMC National Science Carnival - Team Quiz
2025Quiz
2nd Place
SOS Hermann Gmeiner College Science Carnival - Team Quiz
2025Quiz
Nationalist
National High School Programming Contest
NHSPC
Programming

School and other

Institutional honours, debate results and programmes attended. 6 entries.

Student of the Year
Government Laboratory High School
Classes 9 and 10
Nationalist
English Olympiad
2022English
6th Speaker Break
19th DCL Inter-Class Debate Competition
Debate
2nd Place
20th DCL Inter-Class Debate Competition - AP Team Debate
Debate
Participant
Family Skills Programme for the Prevention of Drug Use, Crime and Violence
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Seven-day workshop
Participant
Scout Day Camp
Scouting

Academic distinctions

SSC, Science: GPA 5.00
PECE: 597/600
Business and IT Strategy, University of Virginia: 100%
US university admissions: 20+ with scholarship

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